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| /ˈtɪkl/ |
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| 1 | T to move your fingers gently on someone’ s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh 轻触使…觉得痒；搔痒逗笑 | The dog rolled over, waiting for his tummy to be tickled. 小狗翻了个身，等着人给它挠肚皮。 | | | 1a | I/T if something tickles you , it touches your skin gently and gives you a pleasant or slightly uncomfortable feeling 轻触；轻挠 | | Bubbles from the champagne were tickling her nose. 香槟酒溢出的泡沫让她的鼻子发痒。 | | |
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| 2 | T informal if something such as a remark or an idea tickles you , you think it is funny 使发笑 | It tickled him to think that she’ d asked him for advice. 他觉得很可笑，她居然会征求他的意见。 | | | 2a | if something tickles you , it makes you feel pleased 使开心；使高兴 | | It always tickled her to get a card from them. 收到他们的贺卡总让她很开心。 | | |
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| - | tickle sb’ s fancy informal old-fashioned
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| if something tickles your fancy , you like it or think it is funny |
| 讨某人喜欢；使某人觉得滑稽 |
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| - | tickle the ivories informal old-fashioned
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| to play the piano |
| 弹钢琴 |
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