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adj (-ier, -iest) 用法:
1 (a) covered with prickles (prickle 1a) 多刺的:
prickly rose-bushes 多刺的玫瑰丛.
(b) having or causing a sensation of prickling 刺痛的; 引起刺痛的:
My skin feels prickly. 我的皮肤有刺痛感 *
a prickly feeling, sensation, etc 刺痛感. 用法:
2 (infml) (of a person) easily angered; irritable; touchy （指人）易怒的, 脾气暴躁的, 动辄发火的:
You're a bit prickly today! 你今天动不动就发火! prickliness n [U]. prickly `heat skin condition common in hot climates, with inflammation of the skin near the sweat glands which causes a prickly sensation 痱子. prickly `pear (a) type of cactus covered with prickles 仙人果（一种仙人掌, 多刺）.
(b) its pear-shaped edible fruit 仙人果的果实（像梨, 可食）. |