sticking point

英 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

n.  分歧点; 症结

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 分歧点；症结
  something that people do not agree on and that prevents progress in a discussion
  1. This was one of the major sticking points in the negotiations.
     这是谈判中主要的难点之一。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (讨论或谈判中的)僵持点，障碍;(问题的)症结
  Asticking pointin a discussion or series of negotiations is a point on which the people involved cannot agree and which may delay or stop the talks. Asticking pointis also one aspect of a problem which you have trouble dealing with.
  1. The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
     主要的症结是税收问题。

英英释义

noun

• a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal

双语例句

• A main sticking point in the referendum campaign remains which currency a Scottish state could use& be it the pound, Euro, or something new.
  这次公投运动的症结之一就是：苏格兰应该用哪种货币&英镑、欧元、还是新发明一种。
• Exactly how the land is to be divided up is the main sticking point of the peace talks.
  如何具体地分割土地成了和谈的主要症结。
• Another sticking point is the Kyoto protocol, which has turned from being regarded as a cornerstone of climate policy by many developed country signatories into being a millstone round the neck of the talks.
  另一个棘手的地方是京都议定书，该条约曾被许多签约发达国家视为气候政策的基石，现在却成了套在谈判脖子上的枷锁。
• There is a sticking point, however, since it's now unclear how to put a user name and price on every digital music file being downloaded.
  但是依然存在着难题，比如：如何给每一个下载的网络音乐文件标上使用者的姓名和价格。
• But while ministers said progress had been made on some areas, there were still gaps on market access – a key sticking point ever since the TPP process began in 2011.
  但尽管各国部长称谈判在一些领域取得了进展，但在市场准入问题上分歧仍然存在。自2011年TPP谈判进程启动以来，市场准入一直是棘手的关键问题。
• While developers grumbled about the situation, the new opportunities offered by generics far out-weighed this one sticking point and the issue was largely ignored until.
  虽然开发者曾抱怨此种情况，但是泛型所提供的新机会远远大于这个症结，并且该问题在.NET4以前很大程度上被忽视了。
• The sticking point is how to achieve them.
  关键在于如何实现这些目标。
• One potential sticking point is concerns about overfishing.
  该基金有可能会受到过度捕捞问题的拖累。
• But no case is easy. There's always a sticking point.
  但没有一个个案是容易解决的，仲裁中总有症结。
• The main sticking point remains whether to extend the debt limit beyond the 2012 presidential election, which the White House prefers, or just for six months, as demanded by Republicans.
  谈判的胶着点仍然是，应该按照白宫的希望，将债务上限提高到足以支撑至2012年总统大选之后，还是按照共和党的要求，只提高到足以维持6个月。