Unlike a thorn, a prickle can be easily broken off the plant because it is really a feature of the outer layers rather than part of the wood, like a thorn.

与刺不同，皮刺能够被轻易地从植物茎上剥落，因为它仅仅是植物外层的一种特征，而不像刺那样是树木的一部分。

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Anger is like a thorn in the heart.

Yiddish Proverb愤怒就像是插在心上的一根刺。

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Like a thorn in my heart I let my heart to pain.

如同荆棘刺在我的心上让我的心止不住地疼痛。

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At that moment, the two older girls seemed suddenly to take notice anew of the youngest, Yar, and they looked upon her like a thorn stuck to their collective heel.

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