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prickle

verb
🔊/ˈprɪkl/
🔊/ˈprɪkl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they prickle
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he / she / it prickles
🔊/ˈprɪklz/
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past simple prickled
🔊/ˈprɪkld/
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past participle prickled
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-ing form prickling
🔊/ˈprɪklɪŋ/
🔊/ˈprɪklɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] prickle (something) to give somebody an unpleasant feeling on their skin, as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it刺痛；扎疼
    • The rough cloth prickled my skin.粗布扎我的皮肤。🔊🔊
    • His moustache prickled when he kissed me.他吻我的时候胡子扎人。🔊🔊
  2. [intransitive] prickle (with something) (of skin, eyes, etc.皮肤、眼睛等) to feel strange and unpleasant because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc.有刺痛感
    • Her eyes prickled with tears.泪水刺疼了她的眼睛。🔊🔊
    • The thought made her prickle with excitement.这种想法使她兴奋不已。
    • The hairs on the back of my neck prickled when I heard the door open.听到开门声，我颈后汗毛倒竖。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) He prickled (= became angry) at the suggestion that it had been his fault.一听说过错在他，他马上火儿了。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    3. Word OriginOld English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick.

prickle

noun
🔊/ˈprɪkl/
🔊/ˈprɪkl/
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  1. a small sharp part on the stem or leaf of a plant or on the skin of some animals（植物的）芒刺，刺；（动物的）皮刺，刺毛
    • a cactus covered in prickles长满刺的仙人掌
    Topics Plants and treesc2
  2. a slight stinging feeling on the skin刺痒；轻微的刺痛感
    • a prickle of fear/excitement恐惧／激动的刺痒感
    3. Word OriginOld English pricel ‘instrument for pricking, sensation of being pricked’; related to Middle Dutch prickel, from the Germanic base of prick. The verb is partly a diminutive of the verb prick.