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prick/prik/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. pierce slightly; make a small hole in (轻)刺；戳(洞)；扎(洞) 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 off, out) mark (esp. a pattern) with small holes or dots 刺孔标出(尤指图案) 3 tr. trouble mentally 使…内心痛苦 my conscience is pricking me 我受到良心的责备 4 intr. feel a pricking sensation 感到刺痛 5 intr. (foll. by 后跟 at, into, etc.) make a thrust as if to prick 投刺 6 tr. (foll. by 后跟 in, off, out) plant (seedlings etc.) in small holes made in the earth with eg a pointed stick 移植(幼苗等) 7 tr. Brit. archaic mark off (a name in a list, esp. to select a sheriff) by pricking [英古义]在(名单上)做记号(尤指选郡长等) 8 tr. archaic spur or urge on (a horse etc.) [古义]刺踢；驱赶(马等) ●n. 1 the act or an instance of pricking 刺；戳 2 a small hole or mark made by pricking 戳的小洞；刺痕 3 a pain caused as by pricking 刺痛 4 a mental pain 内疚 felt the pricks of conscience 良心上感到内疚 5 coarse slang [粗俗俚语]a the penis 阴茎 b derog. (as a term of contempt) a man [贬] (表示蔑视)讨厌鬼；笨蛋 6 archaic a goad for oxen [古义] (赶牛用)刺棒 □ kick against the pricks persist in futile resistance 作徒劳无益的反抗 □ prick up one's ears 1 (of a dog etc.) make the ears erect when on the alert (狗等)竖起耳朵听 2 (of a person) become suddenly attentive (人)侧耳倾听 □ pricker n.[Old English prician (v.), pricca (n.)] |