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 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。
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。
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。
On the foundation of summarizing the research findings of the Homunculus nebula, we bring forward that the sticking point to solve this question is the initial condition.
本文在综述了这些研究结果基础上，提出了解决星云形成机制的关键问题是确定初始条件，即应该先研究该恒星大爆发前星云的密度分布。
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。
In the interest of realizing carrier communication using LVPL, it is sticking point to analyse and design the coupling circuit of the communication.
为了利用电力线实现可靠的载波通信，耦合电路的分析与设计是问题的关键。
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。
That is a key concession on perhaps the biggest sticking point: U.
美国在这个可能是双方最大的分歧点上作出了重要让步。
The liaison between software development teams and management has always been a sticking point in IT.
软件开发团队和管理层之间的联系始终是IT中的一个关键所在。
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。