| 单词 | prick up |
| 释义 | prick upphrasal verb See full dictionary entry for prickIf 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] Synonyms of 'prick up'raise, point, rise, stand erect More Synonyms of prick up (phrasal verb) The dog's ears pricked up at the sound. Synonyms raise Within two months Kelly got a raise. point rise He will get a rise of nearly £4,000. stand erect Additional synonymsin the sense of rise Definition an increase in wages He will get a rise of nearly £4,000. Synonyms pay increase, raise (US), incrementNearby words of |
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