briar patch

基本解釋

Yes, The briar patch is our fear and our greed.
是的，所謂的荊棘就是我們的恐懼和貪婪。
If you want to learn, I'll take you boys into the briar patch. That place where almost everyone else avoids.
如果你想學(xué)，我將把你們帶上這條佈滿荊棘的道路，大多數(shù)人都會(huì)選擇避開(kāi)這條路。
chinafanyi.com
From the myth-archetypal perspective, this paper tries to probe into the metaphoric implication of Tar baby, Rabbit and the briar patch so as to reveal the theme of the novel.
她的小說(shuō)《柏油娃》以非洲傳說(shuō)爲(wèi)隱喻模式探討了美國(guó)黑人的雙重身份和意識(shí)。

Finally, note that there are two pleasant surprises in this briar patch.
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Dump a good company like Intel into that briar patch anytime!
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