| [/ˈprɪkl; ˋprɪkl/] n 用法:
1 (a) small pointed growth on the stem or leaf of a plant; thorn （植物的茎或叶上的）刺.
(b) small pointed growth on the skin of certain animals, eg a hedgehog; spine （某些动物如刺 等身上的）皮刺, 刺毛. 用法:
2 pricking sensation on the skin （皮肤上的）刺痛（感）. prickle 2
v [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) have a feeling of being pricked 刺痛某人[某物]; （使某人[某物]）感到刺痛:
The woollen cloth prickles (my skin). 穿毛料衣服（使我的皮肤）有被扎的感觉. *
My scalp began to prickle as I realized the horrible truth. 我了解到了那令人恐惧的事实, 顿时感到不寒而栗. |