Prick



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GRE 红宝书

• n. 小刺; 刺痛; v. 刺伤; 戳穿
• ［英］ n. 小刺 ( sth. pointed) ; 刺痛 ( sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow) ; v. 刺伤 ( to prick something) ; 戳穿 ( to pierce with a sharp point)

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
• 2.
  • a. a pointed instrument or weapon
  • b. a sharp projecting organ or part
• 3. an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: as
  • a. a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow
  • b. a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>
• 4. usually vulgar penis
• 5. usually vulgar a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority

II. verb

• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to pierce slightly with a sharp point
  • 2. to affect with anguish, grief, or remorse <doubt began to prick him — Philip Hale>
  • 3. to ride, guide, or urge on with or as if with spurs ; goad
  • 4. to mark, distinguish, or note by means of a small mark
  • 5. to trace or outline with punctures
  • 6. to remove (a young seedling) from the seedbed to another suitable for further growth — usually used with out
  • 7. to cause to be or stand erect <a dog pricking its ears>
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to prick something or cause a pricking sensation
    • b. to feel discomfort as if from being pricked
  • 2.
    • a. to urge a horse with the spur
    • b. to ride fast
  • 3. thrust
  • 4. to become directed upward ; point

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