| 单词 | prick |
| 释义 | prick v. & n. --v 1. tr. pierce slightly; make a small hole in. 2. tr. (foll. by off, out) mark (esp. a pattern) with small holes or dots. 3. tr. trouble mentally (my conscience is pricking me). 4. intr. feel a pricking sensation. 5. intr. (foll. by at, into, etc.) make a thrust as if to prick. 6. tr. (foll. by in, off, out) plant (seedlings etc.) in small holes pricked in the earth. 7. tr. Brit. archaic mark off (a name in a list, esp. to select a sheriff) by pricking. 8. tr. archaic spur or urge on (a horse etc.). --n 1. the act or an instance of pricking. 2. a small hole or mark made by pricking. 3. a pain caused as by pricking. 4. a mental pain (felt the pricks of conscience). 5. coarse sl. a the penis. b derog. (as a term of contempt) a person. Usage Usually considered a taboo use. 6. archaic a goad for oxen. Phrases and idioms kick against the pricks persist in futile resistance. prick up one's ears 1. (of a dog etc.) make the ears erect when on the alert. 2. (of a person) become suddenly attentive. Derivatives pricker n. Etymology: OE prician (v.), pricca (n.) |
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