| 单词 | prick |
| 释义 | Word Frequency prick(prɪk) verb (mainly tr) 1. a. to make (a small hole) in (something) by piercing lightly with a sharp point b. to wound in this manner 2. (intransitive) to cause or have a piercing or stinging sensation 3. to cause to feel a sharp emotional pain knowledge of such poverty pricked his conscience 4. to puncture or pierce 5. to mark, delineate, or outline by dots or punctures 6. (also intr; usually foll by up) to rise or raise erect; point the dog pricked his ears up at his master's call 7. (usually foll by out or off) to transplant (seedlings) into a larger container 8. (often foll by off) nautical to measure or trace (a course, distance, etc) on a chart with dividers 9. archaic to rouse or impel; urge on 10. (intransitive) archaic to ride fast on horseback; spur a horse on 11. prick up one's ears noun 12. the act of pricking or the condition or sensation of being pricked 13. a mark made by a sharp point; puncture 14. a sharp emotional pain resembling the physical pain caused by being pricked a prick of conscience 15. a vulgar slang word for penis 16. vulgar, slang, derogatory an obnoxious or despicable man 17. an instrument or weapon with a sharp point, such as a thorn, goad, bee sting, etc 18. the footprint or track of an animal, esp a hare 19. obsolete a small mark caused by pricking a surface; dot; point 20. kick against the pricks Word origin Old English prica point, puncture; related to Dutch prik, Icelandic prik short stick, Swedish prick point, stick |
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