| 单词 | prickle |
| 释义 | prickleWord family nounpricklinesspricklingpricklebackprickly heatprickly pearprickleadjectiveprickly Plants, Animals prick·le1 /ˈprɪkəl/ noun [countableC] 1. HBPHBAa long thin sharp point on the skin of some animals or the surface of some plants 〔动植物的〕皮刺，刺，棘 2 FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETCif you feel a prickle of fear, anger, or excitement, you feel slightly afraid, angry, or excited in a way that makes your skin feel slightly cold and uncomfortable 〔因恐惧、愤怒或兴奋带来的〕发麻感，刺痛感 prickle of She felt a prickle of fear as she realized that she was alone. 她意识到自己是孤单一人，吓得她头皮发麻。 Examples from the Corpus prickle• prickles of perspiration• Kathleen felt a prickle between her shoulderblades and knew the camera was approaching.• The blanket rubbed his tender back, setting up a prickle of pain.• They lack the sharp spines but are covered with fine prickles that are evident when the puffer puffs up.• There was none of that back-of-the-neck prickle of fear and guilt associated with encountering the zone patrols back at Taler's Bump. Illness & disability prickle2 verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC if something prickles your skin, it makes it sting slightly （使）感到刺痛，引起（皮肤）刺痛 A cold breeze prickled his face. 一阵冷风刺痛了他的脸。 His hair prickled my neck. 他的头发扎疼了我的脖子。 prickle on He felt sweat prickle on his forehead. 他觉得汗水刺痛了自己的额头。 2 [intransitiveI]MIFEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC if your skin prickles, it begins to sting slightly 〔皮肤〕刺痛 Her skin was prickling uncomfortably. 她觉得皮肤有刺痛感，很不舒服。 3 [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE if your eyes prickle, they sting slightly because you are going to cry 〔快要哭泣时眼睛〕有刺痛感 She felt her eyes prickle. ‘It was awful, ’ she whispered. 她觉得眼里一阵难受。“太糟糕了。”她低声说。 My eyes prickled with tears. 泪水刺痛了我的眼睛。 4 [intransitiveI] if you prickle, you feel slightly angry, excited, or afraid 感到有点生气[兴奋，恐惧] prickle with The thought of meeting him made her prickle with excitement. 想到要和他见面，她有点兴奋。 prickle at She felt herself prickle (=become angry) at his tone of voice. 她觉得自己有些讨厌他的语调。 Examples from the Corpus prickle• A cold weight suddenly slid down his back, and his hair prickled.• His beard smelled of cigar, and prickled.• For an instant, Bowman felt the skin prickling at the base of his scalp.• She prickled at the implication that she had led a soft and protected life.• Phoebe felt the tension prickling her belly as she lay down again.• She could feel the hair prickling the back of her neck.• I grabbed Janir and backed up the slope, the adrenaline prickling the ends of my fingers and toes.• She glanced at her fingertips as they prickled with stickiness - what had they picked up?• Is there something riding in the air that you feel on your body, prickling your skin like warm sweat? Old English pricle |
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