| 单词 | prick |
| 释义 | prick (prɪk ) Word forms: pricks , pricking , pricked 1. verb B2 If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt. [VERB noun] He pricks holes in the foil with a pin. [VERB noun preposition] 2. verb B2 If something sharp pricks you or if you prick yourself with something sharp, it sticks into you or presses your skin and causes you pain. She had just pricked her finger with the needle. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pierce, stab, puncture, bore 3. verb If tears prick your eyes, you feel as if you are about to cry. [literary] Davydd felt tears prick his eyes. [VERB noun] 4. verb If something pricks your conscience, you suddenly feel guilty about it. If you are pricked by an emotion, you suddenly experience that emotion. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences. [VERB noun] I was pricked by the needle of curiosity. [VERB noun] Synonyms: move, trouble, touch, pain 5. countable noun B2 A prick is a small, sharp pain that you get when something pricks you. At the same time she felt a prick on her neck. Synonyms: pang, smart, sting, spasm 6. countable noun If someone calls a man a prick, they are indicating that they do not like him and that they think he is stupid and unpleasant. [informal, offensive, disapproval] 7. countable noun A man's prick is his penis. [informal, very rude] Phrasal verbs: prick up phrasal verb If someone pricks up their ears or if their ears prick up, they listen eagerly when they suddenly hear an interesting sound or an important piece of information. She stopped talking to prick up her ears. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...ears which prick up at the mention of royalty. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: prick up your ears to start listening eagerly, because you suddenly hear an interesting sound or piece of information She stopped talking to prick up her ears – and Kenworthy had heard the same sound. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 刺, 刺痛 Japanese: チクリと刺す, ちくっとした痛み |
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