prick
n
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(a) act of pricking 刺; 戳
I gave my finger a prick with a needle. 我的手指叫针给扎了一下.
(b) small hole or mark caused by this 戳出的小孔或记号; 刺痕
You can see the pricks where the stitches were. 你可以看见缝针扎出的小洞.
2 pain caused by pricking 刺痛(感)
I can still feel the prick. 我还有那刺痛的感觉.* (fig 比喻) the pricks of conscience, ie mental uneasiness良心上的不安.
3 ("! sl 讳, 俚)
(a) penis 鸡巴(阴茎).
(b) (derog 贬) (stupid) man (蠢)人
What a stupid prick you are! 你真是个大傻瓜!
4 (idm 习语) kick against the pricks => kick1.
prick v
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(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) pierce sth with a sharp point; make a tiny hole in sth 刺或戳某物; 在某物上穿孔
The child pricked the balloon and it burst. 那孩子在气球上刺了个洞, 气球就爆了.
He pricked the blister on his heel with a sterilized needle. 他用一根消过毒的针扎破他脚後跟上的水泡.
prick holes in paper with a pin 用大头针在纸上穿孔.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on/with sth) cause pain in sth by pricking 刺痛某物; 把某物刺伤
She pricked her finger on/with a needle. 她的手指叫针给扎伤了.
Be careful the thorns will prick you. 小心--刺会扎伤你的.
(c) [Tn] (fig 比喻) cause mental discomfort to (sb) 使(某人)感到不安
His conscience is pricking him now that he realizes what he has done. 他因为已经认识到了自己的所作所为, 所以在良心上深感不安.
2 [I] feel a sharp pain or a sensation of being pricked 感到剧痛; 有刺痛感
My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste. 我的手指接触那软膏之後就疼起来了.
The vapour made his eyes prick. 水气熏得他眼睛发痛.
3 (idm 习语) prick the bubble (of sth) destroy sb's illusion about sth 使某人对某事物的幻想破灭
Thelatest trade figures will surely prick the bubble of governmentcomplacency about the economic situation. 最新的贸易统计数字无疑要惊扰了政府经济情势大好的美梦. prick up one's ears
(a) (of an animal, esp a horse or dog) raise the ears (指动物, 尤指马或狗)竖起耳朵.
(b) (of a person) suddenly begin to pay attention to what is being said (指人)突然开始注意听
The children pricked up their ears when they heard the word `ice-cream'. 孩子们听到`冰激凌'这个词, 立刻注意起来.
4 (phr v) prick sth out/off plant (young plants) in small holes made in the soil with eg a pointed stick 将(幼苗)移植到用尖棒等在土壤中钻的小孔里.
🎯 考研助记
捡到(pick)叉子(r) 刺伤他 网友:yqy 补充:你用trick刺伤prick了他
🔁 扩展释义
*[prik]vt. 刺, 戳, 刺痛, 使竖起vi. 刺, 竖起n. 扎, 一刺, 刺痛a. 竖起的相关词组: prick up oneself prick up one's ears prick near prick up
🌿 同词根单词
pipen. 管子;烟斗;管乐器;(管风琴的)音管;
vt. 以管输送;用管乐器演奏;尖声唱;
vi. 吹奏管乐器;尖叫;尖声地说(或唱),尖声啼鸣;[航海] 吹长哨;
polaradj. 极地的,两极的;正好相反的;[化,物]磁极的,有磁性的;
n. [几]极线,极面;
The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.
屠宰野牛改变了平原的全部野生生物。野牛少了,嫩草没有牛来吃了,草就长得不粗壮。
Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow