prick

verb

/prɪk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they prick	/prɪk/ /prɪk/
he / she / it pricks	/prɪks/ /prɪks/
past simple pricked	/prɪkt/ /prɪkt/
past participle pricked	/prɪkt/ /prɪkt/
-ing form pricking	/ˈprɪkɪŋ/ /ˈprɪkɪŋ/

Idioms

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[transitive] to make a very small hole in something with a sharp point扎；刺；戳
- prick something He pricked the balloon and burst it.他把气球扎爆了。
- prick something with something Prick holes in the paper with a pin.用大头针在纸上扎洞。
[transitive] prick something (on something) to make a small hole in the skin so that it hurts or blood comes out扎破，刺破（皮肤）
- She pricked her finger on a needle.她的手指被针扎了。
[intransitive, transitive] to make somebody feel a slight pain as if they were being pricked使感到刺痛
- He felt a pricking sensation in his throat.他感觉喉咙有点刺痛。
- prick something Tears pricked her eyes.泪水刺激了她的双眼。

Word OriginOld English pricca (noun), prician (verb), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun), prikken (verb).

Idioms

prick your conscience | your conscience pricks you

to make you feel guilty about something; to feel guilty about something唤醒良心；受到良心谴责
- Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister.她对姐姐撒谎时良心上感到很不安。

prick (up) your ears

(of an animal, especially a horse or dog动物，尤指马或狗) to raise the ears竖起耳朵
(also your ears prick up)
(of a person人) to listen carefully because you have just heard something interesting; to listen out for something you might hear倾耳细听
- Her ears pricked up at the sound of his name.一听到他的名字她的耳朵就立刻竖了起来。
- I walked along, ears pricked for the slightest noise.我一边走，一边竖起耳朵听最轻微的声音。

prick

noun

/prɪk/

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(taboo, slang) a penis鸡巴；屌
(taboo, slang) an offensive word for a stupid or unpleasant man鸟人；笨蛋
- Don't be such a prick!别那么笨！
an act of making a very small hole in something with a sharp point扎；穿刺
- I'm going to give your finger a little prick with this needle.我将用这根针在你手指上轻轻扎一下。
a slight pain caused by a sharp point or something that feels like a sharp point针刺感；刺痛（感）
- You will feel a tiny prick in your arm.你会觉得胳膊上有一点点刺痛。
- He could feel the hot prick of tears in his eyes.他眼里噙着泪水，火辣辣的。
- She felt the prick of conscience.她感到良心的刺痛。

Word OriginOld English pricca (noun), prician (verb), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun), prikken (verb).