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词汇 prick
释义 prick
verb[ T ]
uk /prɪk/ us /prɪk/
to make a very small hole or holes in the surface of something, sometimes in a way that causes pain: 刺,戳,扎
Prick the skin of the potatoes with a fork before baking them.烤土豆前先用叉子在土豆上扎几个小孔。
She pricked the balloon with a pin and it burst with a loud bang.她用别针在气球上扎了一下,气球砰的一声爆掉了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making holes in things
bore
borer
breach
cutout
dent
drill
gouge
hole
perforate
perforated
pierce
piercer
piercing
probe
punch
puncture
rebore
redrill
riddle
undrilled

Idioms


prick someone's conscience
prick the bubble (of something)

Phrasal verb


prick (something) up
prick
noun[ C ]
uk /prɪk/ us /prɪk/

pricknoun[C] (HOLE)


the act of making a very small hole in the surface of something with a sharp object, or a hole that is made like this:
The test requires a small blood sample from a heel prick.
She saw the two tiny pricks on her with blood running down her chest from the wound.
the pain that is felt when a hole is made in the surface of the skin with a sharp object :
Many also find the pain - which feels like a series of burning pricks - unbearable.
A simple prick of a finger causes a drop of blood to well.
Needles in the garbage can cause anything from minor pricks to major infections.
The process is usually painless except for the initial prick of the needle in a vein of the arm.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making holes in things
bore
borer
breach
cutout
dent
drill
gouge
hole
perforate
perforated
pierce
piercer
piercing
probe
punch
puncture
rebore
redrill
riddle
undrilled

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Pain & painful

pricknoun[C] (FEELING)


[ usually singular ]
an unpleasant emotion that is felt for a short time:
prick ofWith the thought came a tiny prick of fear.
Her thoughts returned with a prick of concern to Emily and her imminent dental appointment.
We usually yield to these temptations without the slightest pricks of conscience.
He felt in spite of himself a prick of jealousy.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Experiencing and suffering
(straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
afflict
affliction
almost/nearly die of somethingidiom
be a martyr to somethingidiom
be a victim of your own successidiom
bear
count
go through
grip
hands-on
hit someone where they liveidiom
hold onidiom
horse
ride
see lifeidiom
stricken
suffer the consequences
survive
taste

pricknoun[C] (BODY PART)


slangoffensive
a penis阴茎

pricknoun[C] (MAN)


slangoffensive
a stupid man: 蠢货,笨蛋
I'm not wearing that - I'd look a complete prick.我才不戴那个东西呢——戴着它看上去像个傻瓜似的。

prick | American Dictionary


prick
verb[ T ]
us/prɪk/
to make a small hole or holes in the surface of something:
The nurse pricked his finger to draw blood.

Idiom


prick up your ears
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