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prick
- IPA[prɪk]
英式
- make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly;feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one
- an act of piercing something with a sharp point;a small hole or mark made by pricking something.
verb: prick, 3rd person present: pricks, gerund or present participle: pricking, past tense: pricked, past participle: pricked
noun: prick, plural noun: pricks
- 釋義
- 片語
動詞
- 1. make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly prick the potatoes with a fork 同義詞
- ▪ feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one she felt her scalp prick and her palms were damp 同義詞
- ▪ (of tears) cause the sensation of imminent weeping in (a person's eyes) tears of disappointment were pricking her eyelids 同義詞
- ▪ cause mental or emotional discomfort to her conscience pricked her as she told the lie 同義詞
- ▪ provoke to action the police were pricked into action by the horrifying sight 同義詞
- 2. (especially of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert the dog's ears were pricked 同義詞
名詞
- 1. an act of piercing something with a sharp point the pin prick had produced a drop of blood
- ▪ a small hole or mark made by pricking something. 同義詞
- ▪ a sharp pain caused by being pierced with a sharp point he felt a tiny prick in his arm 同義詞
- ▪ a sudden feeling of an unpleasant emotion she felt a prick of resentment 同義詞
- 2. vulgar slang a man's penis.
- ▪ a stupid or contemptible man.
- 3. archaic a spiked stick used for driving oxen.