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词汇 sore-point
释义 sore point
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌsɔː ˈpɔɪnt/ us /ˌsɔːr ˈpɔɪnt/
C2
a subject that someone prefers not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassed: (不愿提及的)痛处,心病
Don't ask him about the job search - it's a bit of a sore point.别问他找工作的事情——都成了他的心病了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Feelings of dislike and hatred
abhorrence
abomination
anathema
animosity
animus
dislike
distaste
distaste for someone/something
distastefully
enmity
loathing
misandrist
misandry
misanthrope
misanthropy
self-hate
self-hating
self-hatred
self-loathing
technophobe

Examples of sore point


sore point
The chaining of conditioned reflexes was a major sorepoint.
One common sorepoint is women's alleged interference in family affairs and finances.
The emptying of the rural regions is still a sorepoint, but a quarter of a century ago the situation was acute.
This was a sorepoint.
Of course, it also touches on a sorepoint, namely, the area where improvements are needed.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
That has often been a very sorepoint in the past.
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This is a very sorepoint with the workers in the industry.
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I know it is rather a sorepoint.
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The sorepoint in this country is in the heavy exporting industries.
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This is a very sorepoint with many of us.
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This is a very sorepoint with married officers, and there is a good deal of dissatisfaction about it.
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There is an outstandingly sorepoint which will arise wherever these people are given a permanent site.
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This has been a sorepoint with me for years.
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As he knows, this is a delicate and a sorepoint with the fishermen.
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The question of the supply of barbed wire is rather a sorepoint just now.
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