sticking point

noun

1. 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。

1. N-COUNT (讨论或谈判中的)僵持点，障碍;(问题的)症结
   A sticking point in a discussion or series of negotiations is a point on which the people involved cannot agree and which may delay or stop the talks. A sticking point is 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。

1. The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
   主要的症结是税收问题。
2. According to Reuters, the two parties first said the biggest obstacle was a technical issue the Chinese carrier uses a unique 3G technology but now the sticking point is revenue-sharing.
   据路透社（Reuters）报道，双方最初表示，最大的障碍在于技术问题，因为中国移动使用的是一种特殊3G技术，但现在，问题的关键却是利益分配。
3. The other sticking point is cost.
   另外一个难点在于成本。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. It could have sparked a bitter battle and ended up a laughable sticking point at the talks but the Russians backed down.
   本来这可能导致一场小纷争，结果却成了这次会谈中好玩的症结俄罗斯人最后让步了。
8. A sticking point, however, is that the actual amount of initial margin for a non-cleared swap is typically less than that required by a clearing house.
   然而，关键在于，非集中清算的互换协议的初始保证金实际数额，通常少于清算机构要求的数额。
9. The sticking point is how to achieve them.
   关键在于如何实现这些目标。
10. A main sticking point in the referendum campaign remains which currency a Scottish state could use& be it the pound, Euro, or something new.
    这次公投运动的症结之一就是：苏格兰应该用哪种货币&英镑、欧元、还是新发明一种。
11. A major sticking point has been the lifetime job guarantees the union wants to preserve and management wants to end.
    一个主要的争执点就是工会想要保留，管理方却想取消的终身工作保险的问题。
12. 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。
13. The sticking point is, we should believe that engineer could be a member of rank and fashion, instead of down with the rank and file!
    其附带的观点是，我们应该相信工程师能成为上流社会中的一员，而不是降为平民百姓。
14. But while ministers said progress had been made on some areas, there were still gaps on market access – a key sticking point ever since the TPP process began in 2011.
    但尽管各国部长称谈判在一些领域取得了进展，但在市场准入问题上分歧仍然存在。自2011年TPP谈判进程启动以来，市场准入一直是棘手的关键问题。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. Jerusalem Problem in the Middle East Peace Talks: Sticking Point and Perspective
    中东和谈中的耶路撒冷问题：症结与前景
18. The sticking point in Chinese teaching lies in the fact that Chinese is regarded as a political lesson or as a tool.
    摘要把语文课当作政治课或单纯的工具课，是多年来语文教学症结所在。
19. While developers grumbled about the situation, the new opportunities offered by generics far out-weighed this one sticking point and the issue was largely ignored until.
    虽然开发者曾抱怨此种情况，但是泛型所提供的新机会远远大于这个症结，并且该问题在.NET4以前很大程度上被忽视了。
20. This article points out the main sticking point of development and utilization of library documents resource and puts forward some feasible approaches to development and utilization of Library documents.
    本文在提出了高职院校图书馆文献资源开发利用中存在的主要结症的同时，提出了当前高职院校图书馆较为切实可行的文献资源开发利用新途径。
21. 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。
22. One potential sticking point is concerns about overfishing.
    该基金有可能会受到过度捕捞问题的拖累。
23. Exactly how the land is to be divided up is the main sticking point of the peace talks.
    如何具体地分割土地成了和谈的主要症结。
24. The US last week agreed to release the funds, removing a big sticking point to the six-party talks.
    美国上周同意解冻这笔资金，从而消除六方会谈的一个重大症结。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. To choose personal factor of media, we can unfasten the sticking point of puzzling mass media, and sticking out the core spirit that makes human as fundamentality of Confucius culture.
    选取媒介中人的因素，则能够解开困扰大众传媒问题的症结，并彰显儒家文化中以人为本的核心理念。
28. Another sticking point is the authorities 'plan to buy convertible preferred shares in banks deemed to be in need of capital following the stress test.
    另一个症结点在于，对那些在压力测试后被认为需要资金的银行，政府计划购买其可转换优先股。
29. The sticking point of development strategy of Headset-TV is not new technology but the unique content products, the real bottleneck.
    各类手持电视在解决完阶段性的关键技术难题之后，最终的瓶颈将是内容产品。
30. 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。

noun

1. a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal