单词	pinprick
释义	pinprickpin‧prick /ˈpɪnˌprɪk/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A thousand pinpricks of scalding steam grew to knife-points and the knives twisted. And above, the pinpricks of light wheeling on. More pinpricks of light were moving down there. Neurological examination showed reduced pinprick sensation in both feet. The river was alive with pinpricks of light. Though we may momentarily feel warmth, discomfort or shame, our emotions are rarely more than pinpricks. Why the pinprick on the left arm? Yet nausea and bone-weariness were mere pinpricks compared to the emotional upheaval she was going through. 1a very small area or dot of somethingpinprick of a pinprick of light2a very small hole in something, similar to one made by a pin3something that slightly annoys you:  These problems were pinpricks compared with what was to come.
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