Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pricks, present participle pricking, past tense, past participle pricked
1VERB 刺;戳;扎 If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin. 刺;戳;扎
Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt. [VERB noun]
将马铃薯戳一些洞,并用盐揉搓外皮。
He pricks holes in the foil with a pin. [VERB noun prep.]
他用大头针在箔纸上戳一些孔。
2VERB 刺痛;戳伤;扎伤 If something sharp pricks you or if you prick yourself with something sharp, it sticks into you or presses your skin and causes you pain. 刺痛;戳伤;扎伤 [Also VERB pron-reflexive]
She had just pricked her finger with the needle. [VERB noun]
3VERB (泪水)刺痛(眼睛) If tears prick your eyes, you feel as if you are about to cry. (泪水)刺痛(眼睛) [literary]
Davydd felt tears prick his eyes. [VERB noun]
大卫德觉得眼泪就要流出来了。
4VERB 刺激(良心);使突然经受;触动 If something pricks your conscience, you suddenly feel guilty about it. If you are pricked by an emotion, you suddenly experience that emotion. 刺激(良心);使突然经受;触动
Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences. [VERB noun]
一旦我们使他们良心发现,大多数人还是有同情心的。
I was pricked by the needle of curiosity. [VERB noun]
6N-COUNT 笨蛋;蠢货 If someone calls a man a prick, they are indicating that they do not like him and that they think he is stupid. 笨蛋;蠢货 [informal, offensive, disapproval]
7N-COUNT 鸡巴; A man's prick is his penis. 鸡巴; [informal, very rude]