prick
- vt. 刺，戳；刺傷，刺痛；豎起
- n. 刺，扎；刺痛，刺傷；陰莖；錐
- vi. 刺；豎起
- adj. 豎起的
詞態(tài)變化
中文詞源
來(lái)自古英語(yǔ)prica,刺，戳，尖點(diǎn)，來(lái)自Proto-Germanic*priko,刺，尖點(diǎn)。
英英釋意
- 1. insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- 2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- 3. obscene terms for penis
- 4. the act of puncturing with a small point;
- "he gave the balloon a small prick"
英文詞源
- prick
- prick: [OE] Prick is a word of the Low German area, which English shares with Dutch (prik). Its ultimate origins, though, are not known. The earliest record of its use for ‘penis’ is from the late 16th century, and in the 16th and 17th centuries women employed it as a term of endearment – a usage which did not go down well in all quarters: ‘One word alone hath troubled some, because the immodest maid soothing the young man, calls him her Prick. He who cannot away with this, instead of “my Prick”, let him write “my Sweetheart”,’ H M, Colloquies of Erasmus 1671. Prickle [OE] is a diminutive derivative.
=> prickle - prick (n.)
- Middle English prikke, from Old English prica (n.) "point, puncture; particle, small portion of space or time," common Proto-Germanic (compare Low German prik "point," Middle Dutch prick, Dutch prik, Swedish prick "point, dot"). Meaning "pointed weapon, dagger" is first attested 1550s.
Earliest recorded use for "penis" is 1590s (Shakespeare puns upon it). My prick was used 16c.-17c. as a term of endearment by "immodest maids" for their boyfriends. As a term of abuse, it is attested by 1929. Prick-teaser attested from 1958. The use in kick against the pricks (Acts ix:5, first in the translation of 1382) probably is from sense of "a goad for oxen" (mid-14c.), which made it a plausible translation of Latin stimulus; advorsum stimulum calces was proverbial in Latin. - prick (v.)
- Old English prician "to prick, pierce, prick out, sting," from West Germanic *prikojan (cognates: Low German pricken, Dutch prikken "to prick"), of uncertain origin. Danish prikke "to mark with dots," Swedish pricka "to point, prick, mark with dots" probably are from Low German. Related: Pricked; pricking. To prick up one's ears is 1580s, originally of animals with pointed ears (prycke-eared, of foxes, is from 1520s).
同義詞辨析
pierce, penetrate, prick, stab, thrust
這些動(dòng)詞均含"刺入，穿透"之意。
pierce： 多指人為地用刀刺、劍等尖銳東西刺穿或刺入某物。
penetrate： 較正式用詞，可指用任何工具穿入或穿透，也可指光線、聲音等透過(guò)物體。
prick： 一般指用針等刺穿。
stab： 主要指利器刺入、刺傷，如用匕首、短刀等。
thrust： 本義是使某物進(jìn)入或把某物刺進(jìn)或使之穿透某物，有時(shí)側(cè)重穿透、刺入。
詞組搭配
kick against the pricks
hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest
以卵擊石；螳臂擋車(chē)
prick up one's ears
(especially of a horse or dog) make the ears stand erect when on the alert
（尤指馬或狗）警惕地豎起耳朵
a spare prick at a wedding
(Brit. vulgar slang)a person who is out of place or has no role in a particular situation
(英，粗俚)格格不入的人，不合時(shí)宜的人
prick something out
draw a picture or pattern by making small holes in a surface
用刺痕（或刺孔、小圓點(diǎn)）標(biāo)出
he pricked out a rough design with his dagger.
他用匕首戳出一個(gè)粗略的圖案。
plant seedlings in small holes made in the earth
將幼苗移植到小土洞里
he was in the garden pricking out marigolds.
他在花園里把萬(wàn)壽菊幼苗移植到小土洞里。
prick up (one's) ears
To listen with attentive interest.
專(zhuān)注地聽(tīng)：以極大的興趣聽(tīng)
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- Prick holes in the paper with a pin.
- 用大頭針在紙上扎洞。
牛津詞典
- He pricked the balloon and burst it.
- 他把氣球扎爆了。
牛津詞典
- She pricked her finger on a needle.
- 她的手指被針扎了。
牛津詞典
- He felt a pricking sensation in his throat.
- 他感覺(jué)喉嚨有點(diǎn)刺痛。
牛津詞典
- Tears pricked her eyes.
- 淚水刺激了她的雙眼。
牛津詞典
- Her conscience pricked her as she lied to her sister.
- 她對(duì)姐姐撒謊時(shí)良心上感到很不安。
牛津詞典
- Her ears pricked up at the sound of his name.
- 一聽(tīng)到他的名字她的耳朵就立刻豎了起來(lái)。
牛津詞典
- Don't be such a prick!
- 別那么笨！
牛津詞典
- I'm going to give your finger a little prick with this needle.
- 我將用這根針在你手指上輕輕扎一下。
牛津詞典
- You will feel a tiny prick in your arm.
- 你會(huì)覺(jué)得胳膊上有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)刺痛。
牛津詞典
- (figurative)He could feel the hot prick of tears in his eyes.
- 他眼里噙著淚水，火辣辣的。
牛津詞典
- Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt...
- 將馬鈴薯戳一些洞，并用鹽揉搓外皮。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He pricks holes in the foil with a pin.
- 他用大頭針在箔紙上戳一些孔。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- She had just pricked her finger with the needle.
- 她剛用針把手指扎破了。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Davydd felt tears prick his eyes.
- 大衛(wèi)德覺(jué)得眼淚就要流出來(lái)了。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences...
- 一旦我們使他們良心發(fā)現(xiàn)，大多數(shù)人還是有同情心的。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- I was pricked by the needle of curiosity.
- 我突然感到好奇。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- At the same time she felt a prick on her neck.
- 同時(shí)，她覺(jué)得脖子上一陣刺痛。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on a upturned nail.
- 他一腳踩在一枚尖頭朝上的釘子上,感到一陣劇痛.
期刊摘選
- My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.
- 我的手指接觸那軟膏之后就疼起來(lái)了.
辭典例句
- Dan : No, not at all. only a little prick, right? Why should I be afraid of that?
- 不, 一點(diǎn)也不, 只不過(guò)有一點(diǎn)刺痛罷了, 對(duì) 嗎 ?為什么要害怕?
期刊摘選
- I told you I have evidence cold linking this prick to Costello, right?
- 我跟你說(shuō)了我有證明這個(gè)混蛋跟卡斯特羅有關(guān)系的證據(jù)好 嗎 ?
電影對(duì)白
- He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.
- 當(dāng)他踩在一個(gè)尖朝上的釘子上時(shí),他感到劇烈的疼痛.
《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- I am afraid I have to prick your finger and take a drop of blood.
- 我恐怕不得不刺破你的手指,取一滴血.
期刊摘選