| 释义 |
tickle /tikˈl/ transitive verb- To excite with a pleasant thrill
- To produce a disturbing feeling in (someone) by a light touch, usu tending to excite involuntary laughter, accompanied by attempts to wriggle free
- To amuse (informal)
- To please (informal)
- To perplex
- To touch lightly, esp when catching fish using the hands
- To beat
intransitive verb- To be the site of a tickling or itching feeling
- To tingle (Spenser)
adjective- Unstable, in unstable equilibrium, delicately set, insecure (Spenser, Shakespeare)
- Ticklish, nice (obsolete or dialect)
noun- An act or feeling of tickling
- A slight touch, eg (cricket) of the ball with the bat
ORIGIN: Perh a frequentative of tick1; perh by metathesis from kittle tickˈler noun - Someone or something that tickles
- A puzzle, a difficult problem (informal)
- A feather-brush
- A poker
- A cane
- A device for reminding
- A dram of spirits
tickˈling noun and adjective tickˈlish adjective - Easily tickled
- Difficult, needing careful attention, treatment, etc
- Unstable, precarious
- Easily affected
- Nice
- Critical
tickˈlishly adverb tickˈlishness noun tickˈly adjective - Tickling
- Easily tickled
tickˈle-brain noun (Shakespeare) Strong liquor tickler file noun (esp N American) A file containing memoranda, short notes, etc, to remind the user of facts, things to be done, etc tickˈly-bendˈers plural noun - Thin ice that bends underfoot
- A game played on it
tickle pink or tickle to death (informal) To please or amuse very much tickle the ivories see under ivory |