单词 | prick |
释义 | prick From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprickprick1 /prɪk/ verb1 [transitive]HOLE to make a small hole in something using something sharp Prick the sausages before you grill them.prick yourself/prick your finger (=accidentally make a hole in your skin) She had pricked her finger on a rose thorn.2 [intransitive, transitive]ROUGH/NOT SMOOTH if something pricks a part of your body, or if it pricks, you feel small sharp pains → prickle Angry tears pricked her eyes. a curious pricking sensation3 → prick somebody’s conscience 4 → prick (up) its ears5 → prick (up) your ears → prick sth↔ out→ See Verb tableprickprick2 noun [countable]1 person taboo spokenUNPLEASANTINSULT a very offensive word for a stupid unpleasant man. Do not use this word.2 sex organ informal not politeHBH a penis3 point entering a) HOLEa slight pain you get when something sharp goes into your skin I didn’t feel the prick of the needle. b) HOLE British English an act of pricking something Give the sausages a prick. → pinprick4 emotion a sudden slight feeling you get when you are unhappy about somethingprick of She felt a prick of resentment when she saw them together.5 → prick of conscienceOrigin prick2 Old English prica |
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