tickle
verb
uk/ˈtɪk.əl/us/ˈtɪk.əl/tickleverb(RUB SKIN)
[T]
totouchsomeonelightlywithyourfingers, making themslightlyuncomfortableand often making themlaugh:
使觉得痒;挠(某人)的痒痒Stop! You're tickling me!快停下!你让我痒得难受!
I tickled herfeetand shelaughed.我挠了挠她的脚,她笑了起来。
[IorT]
If apartof thebodytickles, or if something tickles it, itfeelsslightlyuncomfortableand youwanttorubit:
(使)发痒;(使)感到痒Mynoseis tickling, IthinkI'm going tosneeze.我鼻子发痒,我想我要打喷嚏了。
Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- buff
- chafe
- erode
- grate
- graze
- grind
- rasp
- rub
- rubsomethingdown
- rubdown
- scour
- scoursomethingout
- scratch
- scuff
- smooth
- towel
- wear
- wear(something)away
tickleverb(PLEASE)
[Toften passive]informal
If something tickles you, youfinditfunnyor it makes youhappy:
使开心,使高兴old-fashionedI was tickledpink(= veryhappy)tohearthenews.听到这个消息,我高兴得不得了。
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homely
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- sensual
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Humour & humorous
Idiom
ticklesomeone'sfancy
tickle
noun[S]
uk/ˈtɪk.əl/us/ˈtɪk.əl/ticklenoun[S](TOUCH)
givesomeonea tickle
to tickle someone
搔(某人)痒痒Colds & flu
- anti-flu
- bunged up
- catarrh
- chill
- cold
- congested
- congestion
- cough
- coughing fit
- frog
- have a frog inyourthroatidiom
- head cold
- mincemeat
- runny
- sneeze
- sniff
- sniffle
- snuffle
- the common cold
ticklenoun[S](COUGH)
anunpleasantfeelinginyourthroatthat makes youwanttocough
(嗓子)痒,发痒Colds & flu
- anti-flu
- bunged up
- catarrh
- chill
- cold
- congested
- congestion
- cough
- coughing fit
- frog
- have a frog inyourthroatidiom
- head cold
- mincemeat
- runny
- sneeze
- sniff
- sniffle
- snuffle
- the common cold