prick

prick

[prik]

v.刺, 扎, 竖起, 受责备
n.扎, 刺, 刺痛, <俚>蠢人

例句与用法:

My conscience pricked me.

我受良心责备。

He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on a upturned nail.

他一脚踩在一枚尖头朝上的钉子上,感到一阵剧痛。

She pricked herself on a needle.

她被针扎了一下。

词形变化:

动词过去式: pricked | 动词过去分词: pricked | 动词现在分词: pricking | 动词第三人称单数: pricks |


vt.

1. 刺(穿), 扎(穿), 戳(穿)[(+with/on)]

She pricked her finger with a needle.

她用针扎了一下手指。

2. 刺痛; 刺伤, 使内心极度痛苦

She got her finger pricked by a thorn.

她的手指被刺扎了一下。

3. 用刺痕(或小圆孔)标出; 圈选

I pricked the map with a pin to show our route.

我用大头针在地图上扎孔标出我们的路线。

4. 竖起(耳朵)[(+up)]

He pricked up his ears at the sound of his father's voice.

他一听到他父亲的声音耳朵就竖了起来。

5. 【古】(用刺棒)驱赶; 驱使[(+on/off)]

His conscience pricked him on to admit his crime to the police.

他的良心驱使他向警方认罪。

6. 追踪(野兔等)

vi.

1. 刺, 戳

2. 感到刺痛

My skin pricked.

我的皮肤感到刺痛。

3. (耳朵)竖起; 耸峙[(+up)]

My ears pricked up when I heard them mention her name.

当我听见他们提到她的名字时, 我的耳朵竖了起来。

4. 【古】用靴刺驱马; 驰骋

n.[C]

1. 刺, 扎

I've got a prick in my finger.

我手指上扎了一根刺。

He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.

他用针一戳, 气球就爆了。

2. 刺痛; 刺伤; 悔恨

I felt a prick in my elbow.

我感到肘部一阵刺痛。

3. 刺痕; 刺孔; 刺点

4. (动, 植物的)突出尖形器官

5. 尖形器具(或武器)

6. 【音】符点

a.

(狗耳等)竖起的; 听着的


短语词组:

prick on/off

1. 驱使

His sense of duty pricked him on to finish the work on time.

他的责任心驱使他按时完成工作。

prick up

1. 竖起

The dog's ears pricked up at the soft sound.

一听到这轻微的声音, 狗的耳朵就竖了起来。


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