neuralgic

基本解释

For years visas have been a neuralgic issue in the region.
多年来，签证问题一直让该地区大伤脑筋。
He addressed the more neuralgic elements in Russia’s self-perception.
他提到了俄自我认知方面令人更加头疼的因素。
But this is a neuralgic issuefor a country with a deep-seated suspicion of its powerful northern neighbour.
但是对于一个对其强大的北部邻国拥有根深蒂固的疑虑的国家来说，这无疑是一个令人大伤脑筋的问题。

But this is a neuralgic issue for a country with a deep-seated suspicion of its powerful northern neighbour.
ECONOMIST: Myanmar
By concentrating on areas where considerable progress is possible (rather than on such neuralgic issues as drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or increased CAFE fuel-efficiency standards), America - and in particular its gas-guzzling transportation sector - could be made significantly less reliant on oil supplied by unstable or hostile regimes.
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