tingle

tingle1
verb
[no obj.]
  1. (of a person or a part of their body) experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation
    （人，身体部位）感到刺痛；受到刺激
    she was tingling with excitement.
    她激动不已。
    ■[with obj.]cause to experience such a sensation
    使感到刺痛；刺激
    a standing ovation that tingled your spine.
    使你深受鼓舞的长时间起立鼓掌。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial](of such a sensation) be experienced in a part of one's body
    （刺痛或刺激从身体部位）生发，产生
    shivers tingled down the length of her spine.
    她浑身都在发抖。
noun
  1. a slight prickling or stinging sensation
    刺痛；刺激
    she felt a tingle in the back of her neck.
    她觉得颈后有刺痛感。
    a tingle of anticipation.
    激动人心的等待。
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps a variant of tinkle. The original notion was perhaps 'ring in response to a loud noise', but the term was very early applied to the result of hearing something shocking
tingle2
noun
  1. an S-shaped metal clip used to support heavy panes of glass or slates on a roof
    S形金属固定夹片，补漏垫
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting a small tack): related to Middle High German zingel 'small tack or hook', probably from a Germanic base meaning 'fasten'. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent
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