| |
|
| VERB |
| |
|
| /prɪk/ |
|
| |
| 1 | T to make a very small hole in the surface of something with a sharp object 戳（穿）；刺（破）；扎（穿） | He pricked his finger and drew blood. 他在手指头上刺孔抽血。 | | Prick the sausages with a fork. 用叉子戳戳香肠。 | |
| |
| 2 | T mainly literary if tears prick your eyes, you feel as if you are going to cry （泪水）涌出 | Sudden tears pricked Alex’ s eyes. 突然间亚历克斯哭了。 | |
| |
| 3 | I/T to cause or experience a guilty or embarrassed feeling , when you know you are doing something wrong 使…感到内疚（或尴尬） | Her conscience pricked her. 她的良知使她感到内疚。 | |
| |
| 4 | I/T to experience a sharp stinging feeling or cause this feeling on someone’ s skin or eyes （皮肤或眼睛）感到刺痛 | Trickles of sweat pricked the back of her neck. 汗滴刺痛了她的颈背。 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | prick (up) your ears
|
| |
| 1 | to start listening to something very carefully because it sounds interesting 洗耳恭听 |
| |
| 2 | if an animal pricks up its ears, it moves them upwards in order to listen carefully （动物）竖起耳朵（倾听） |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌprick ˈout |
| PHRASAL VB BRITISH |
| |
| | to put a small young plant in a hole in the ground 把（幼苗）种植到地上的洞中 |
|