briar [ˈbraɪɚ]

例句:

• He told Newsbeat's Briar Burley his story: moving, shocking - and one that made some of our audience very angry.
  来自BBC
• The briar patch is our fear and our greed.
  所谓的荆棘就是我们的恐惧和贪婪.
  
• It is good to nip the briar in the bud.
  萌芽不伐,将折斧柯.
  
• Yes, The briar patch is our fear and our greed.
  是的, 所谓的荆棘就是我们的恐惧和贪婪.
  
• An ornamental rose garden separated from the lawn by a neat briar hedge.
  来自W. Boyd
• Edwards appears to view that prospect in the way that Br'er Rabbit viewed the prospect of being thrown into the briar patch.
  来自NEWYORKER