prick
英 [prɪk]
美[prɪk]
- vt. 刺，戳；刺伤，刺痛；竖起
- n. 刺，扎；刺痛，刺伤；阴茎；锥
- vi. 刺；竖起
- adj. 竖起的
词态变化
复数: pricks;第三人称单数: pricks;过去式: pricked;过去分词: pricked;现在分词: pricking;
中文词源
prick 刺，扎，戳
来自古英语prica,刺，戳，尖点，来自Proto-Germanic*priko,刺，尖点。
英英释意
- 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"
英文词源
- 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).
同义词辨析
pierce, penetrate, prick, stab, thrust
这些动词均含"刺入，穿透"之意。
pierce： 多指人为地用刀刺、剑等尖锐东西刺穿或刺入某物。
penetrate： 较正式用词，可指用任何工具穿入或穿透，也可指光线、声音等透过物体。
prick： 一般指用针等刺穿。
stab： 主要指利器刺入、刺伤，如用匕首、短刀等。
thrust： 本义是使某物进入或把某物刺进或使之穿透某物，有时侧重穿透、刺入。
词组搭配
kick against the pricks
hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest
以卵击石；螳臂挡车
prick up one's ears
(especially of a horse or dog) make the ears stand erect when on the alert
（尤指马或狗）警惕地竖起耳朵
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，不合时宜的人
prick something out
draw a picture or pattern by making small holes in a surface
用刺痕（或刺孔、小圆点）标出
he pricked out a rough design with his dagger.
他用匕首戳出一个粗略的图案。
plant seedlings in small holes made in the earth
将幼苗移植到小土洞里
he was in the garden pricking out marigolds.
他在花园里把万寿菊幼苗移植到小土洞里。
prick up (one's) ears
To listen with attentive interest.
专注地听：以极大的兴趣听
实用场景例句
- Prick holes in the paper with a pin.
- 用大头针在纸上扎洞。
牛津词典
- He pricked the balloon and burst it.
- 他把气球扎爆了。
牛津词典
- She pricked her finger on a needle.
- 她的手指被针扎了。
牛津词典
- He felt a pricking sensation in his throat.
- 他感觉喉咙有点刺痛。
牛津词典
- Tears pricked her eyes.
- 泪水刺激了她的双眼。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- Don't be such a prick!
- 别那么笨！
牛津词典
- 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。
牛津词典
- You will feel a tiny prick in your arm.
- 你会觉得胳膊上有一点点刺痛。
牛津词典
- (figurative)He could feel the hot prick of tears in his eyes.
- 他眼里噙着泪水，火辣辣的。
牛津词典
- Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt...
- 将马铃薯戳一些洞，并用盐揉搓外皮。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He pricks holes in the foil with a pin.
- 他用大头针在箔纸上戳一些孔。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She had just pricked her finger with the needle.
- 她刚用针把手指扎破了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Davydd felt tears prick his eyes.
- 大卫德觉得眼泪就要流出来了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences...
- 一旦我们使他们良心发现，大多数人还是有同情心的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I was pricked by the needle of curiosity.
- 我突然感到好奇。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At the same time she felt a prick on her neck.
- 同时，她觉得脖子上一阵刺痛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on a upturned nail.
- 他一脚踩在一枚尖头朝上的钉子上,感到一阵剧痛.
期刊摘选
- My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.
- 我的手指接触那软膏之后就疼起来了.
辞典例句
- Dan : No, not at all. only a little prick, right? Why should I be afraid of that?
- 不, 一点也不, 只不过有一点刺痛罢了, 对 吗 ?为什么要害怕?
期刊摘选
- I told you I have evidence cold linking this prick to Costello, right?
- 我跟你说了我有证明这个混蛋跟卡斯特罗有关系的证据好 吗 ?
电影对白
- He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.
- 当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时,他感到剧烈的疼痛.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
期刊摘选