荆棘载途荆棘塞途jīng jí zài túa path(/track) overgrown with brambles—a path beset with difficulties.
❍ 虽然～，科学家们却决心披荆斩棘，攀登新高峰。Though they were taking a path beset with difficulties,the scientists were determined to hack their way through and scale new heights.
❍ 问什么荆棘塞途的老路，，寻什么乌烟瘴气的鸟导师。(鲁迅《华盖集》43) Why should you ask about the old tracks which are overgrown with brambles? Why should you look for those confounded old teachers? 荆棘载途jing ji zai tua path overgrown with brambles—a path beset with difficulties 荆棘载途jīnɡ jí zài tú荆棘：指一种丛生的有刺的植物；载途：充满道路。比喻处境困难，障碍多。a path beset with difficulties, the path covering with grass and thorns |