the law, a relic of the cold war, has no practical effect but is a serious irritant in relations between the two countries.
该法令是冷战的产物,虽已没有任何实际作用,却是影响两国关系的一个刺激物。
「if germany is downgraded, that is the end, 」 said the csu’s leader, horst seehofer, a persistent irritant to mrs merkel.
「如果德国降级,一切玩完」,一直不让默克尔夫人舒心的csu领袖霍斯特·西豪夫表示。
mr stepic reckons the biggest irritant is bank windfall taxes imposed by austria and hungary, based on balance-sheet size.
斯特皮克先生认为,最大的障碍将是奥地利和匈牙利政府基于资产负债表规模而征收的银行暴利税。
is this a mere irritant in america「s vast economy, or the start of something much worse?
这只是一个美国巨大经济中的刺激物,亦或是情况更糟的开端?
yet bluetongue, in the long run, may prove a bigger irritant than foot-and-mouth.
然而从长远的角度而言,相比口蹄疫,蓝舌病可是一个更大的刺激。
the issue has proven a huge irritant in ties between china and the united states and european union, the country」s largest trade partners.
美国及欧盟是中国最大的贸易伙伴,对于中国商品的这一担忧已对中美以及中欧贸易关系造成巨大影响。
for several months a blogger going by the name of minerva, the roman goddess of wisdom, has proved a severe irritant to south korea’s government.
数月以来一位名为密涅瓦(罗马神话中的智慧女神)的博客深深的刺激了韩国政府。
and do you think that with your agreement to try to avoid these things in the future that the case is now closed, or this is going to be a continued irritant in the relationship?
你认为,在你们同意将努力避免此类事件再度发生以后,这个事件到此结束,还是将继续成为两国关系中的一个刺激因素?
when a floating exchange rate proves to be an irritant rather than an emollient, fixing it once and for all has greater appeal.
当浮动汇率证实为刺激物而非软化剂,将汇率彻底的固定有着更大的吸引力。
there is a rub, however, though it has not proved too great an irritant until now.
摩擦还是存在的,虽然到现在为止这并不构成很强的刺激。
much as water in a bathtub is not a problem until it starts to overflow, pollen for many is not an irritant until it crosses a particular threshold, he said.
浴缸里的水溢出之前不会带来大问题,大量的花粉超过一定限度后就会成为刺激物了,他说。