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词汇 crick
释义 crick
noun[ C ]
uk /krɪk/ us /krɪk/

cricknoun[C] (PAIN)


a painful, usually sudden stiffness in a group of muscles in the neck or back: (颈部或背部的)痛性痉挛
crick inI got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.油漆天花板弄得我脖子抽筋了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
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cricknoun[C] (STREAM)


US
a word used in some parts of the United States for a creek:
The water was a crick, just as he had said, channelled by a low bank.
 
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"What's down there?" "Water. What we used to call a crick," his father said, smiling at the word.
Go down to the crick and catch a turtle.
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beck
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raceway
rapids
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riverbed
waterfall
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crick
verb[ T ]
uk /krɪk/ us /krɪk/
to twist the muscles in the neck or back, causing painful stiffness:
I cricked my neck while I was painting the ceiling.
I think I may have cricked my neck a little bit.
The monitor is hung high on a wall, so that you crick your neck looking up at it.
He raised his head so quickly he cricked his neck.
She cricked her neck so badly that the chiropractor she went to see refused to touch it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
acoustic neuroma
ageusia
agraphia
akinetic-rigid HD
alexia
charley horse
CJD
comatose
dysgraphia
dysphasia
dysphasic
dysphonia
dyspraxia
neuralgia
neurosurgical
NMO
palsy
Parkinson's
parosmia
shin splints

crick | American Dictionary


crick
noun[ C ]
us/krɪk/
a painful, usually sudden stiffness in the muscles of the neck or back:
I got a crick in my neck from painting the ceiling.

Examples of crick


crick
Crick writes a plain reasonable prose which he interlards with occasional glints of passion and impish or caustic asides.
I cricked my back, was successfully treated by a chiropractor and have not suffered from it since.
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They have nearly got a crick in the neck from looking round at us.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
If he comes home with a squint eye or crick of the neck, we will understand that.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Crick makes two points in particular, though they go closely together.
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A few very small cricks run through its outskirts.
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Old accounts tell that the crick was sometimes covered in cloth or leather.
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Crick was an important theoretical molecular biologist and played a crucial role in research related to revealing the genetic code.
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Crick is the epitome of the macho man stereotype, with his big pectorals, conceited attitude, and abusiveness.
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Crick justified the errors on the basis that the handbook was done fairly quickly because we didn't want to keep immigrants waiting for their citizenship.
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Crick was focused on this third component (information) and it became the organizing principle of what became known as molecular biology.
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Crick added that they liked a new bad boy, but three being introcued at once and all being attractive was much better.
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Crick had started to think about interactions between the bases.
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Crick held the position that one can learn everything knowable about the human soul by studying the workings of the human brain.
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Crick has investigated other politicians too, and has written unofficial biographies of several public figures.
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