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prick up (obj)prick (obj) up v adv(of an animal) to cause (its ears) to stand up straight because it is listening attentively to something（动物）竖起耳朵The dog pricked its ears up/pricked up its ears when it heard someone at the door. [M]那条狗听到门口有人，竖起了耳朵。The deer's ears pricked up -- it must have heard me. [I]这头鹿的耳朵竖了起来----它必定听到了我的声音。A person who pricks up his or her ears, or whose ears prick up, suddenly begins to listen very attentively because he or she has heard something interesting.（人）竖起耳朵仔细听I pricked up my ears when I overheard them mention my name. [M]当我听到他们提及我名字时，我竖起了耳朵仔细听。
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