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prick obj MAKE HOLESprIkv [T]to make a very small hole or holes in the surface of (something), sometimes in a way which causes pain, or to cause a sudden pain穿孔，打孔Prick the skin of the potatoes with a fork before baking them.烤土豆时先用叉在表皮上扎几个小孔。I accidentally pricked my finger with a needle and it bled.我偶尔让针刺破指头，血也出来了。Watch out for thorns on the roses, they might prick you.当心玫瑰上的刺会刺痛你。She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang.她用别针在汽球上扎了一下，汽球砰的一声爆掉了。(fig.) They had three extraordinarily successful years and then the recession pricked the balloon/bubble (=spoilt a good situation).他们连续三年非常成功，然后碰到（经济）衰退，成功化为泡影。If something pricks your conscience, you regret something you have or have not done, or you are caused to do something.后悔…，触动了…的神经The phone call pricked his conscience--he remembered he had agreed to buy the books but had forgotten all about it.电话声提醒了他，他想起他曾答应买书，但全忘记了。This film about the famine pricked our consciences and we decided to send a donation.这部有关饥荒的电影给了我们启示，我们决定送去一笔捐款。"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes" (Shakespeare, Macbeth 4.1)“我运筹帷幄，恶行就此产生。”（莎士比亚《麦克佩斯》）
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