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

• The sticking point is how to achieve them.
  关键在于如何实现这些目标。
• 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。
• According to Reuters, the two parties first said the biggest obstacle was a technical issue the Chinese carrier uses a unique 3G technology but now the sticking point is revenue-sharing.
  据路透社（Reuters）报道，双方最初表示，最大的障碍在于技术问题，因为中国移动使用的是一种特殊3G技术，但现在，问题的关键却是利益分配。
• Jerusalem Problem in the Middle East Peace Talks: Sticking Point and Perspective
  中东和谈中的耶路撒冷问题：症结与前景
• To choose personal factor of media, we can unfasten the sticking point of puzzling mass media, and sticking out the core spirit that makes human as fundamentality of Confucius culture.
  选取媒介中人的因素，则能够解开困扰大众传媒问题的症结，并彰显儒家文化中以人为本的核心理念。
• The sticking point of development strategy of Headset-TV is not new technology but the unique content products, the real bottleneck.
  各类手持电视在解决完阶段性的关键技术难题之后，最终的瓶颈将是内容产品。
• The first issue completely replacing Java EE authorization and authentication was really the main sticking point.
  第一个问题（即完全替换JavaEE授权和身份验证）是其真正的主要症结。
• The other sticking point is cost.
  另外一个难点在于成本。
• The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
  主要的症结是税收问题。
• The key sticking point that Shanxi's economy fall behind consists in the abnormality industrial structure.
  山西经济落后的症结在于畸形的产业结构。