pique someone's curiosity
collocation激起某人的好奇心
The mysterious letter piqued her curiosity.
那封神秘的信激起了她的好奇心。
激起；引发；刺激
piquing — present participle of pique
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激起；引发；刺激
To stimulate or excite (a feeling, especially curiosity or interest); to rouse (someone) to action.
His rude comments piqued her pride.
他粗鲁的评论伤了她的自尊心。
伤害(某人)的自尊；激怒；冒犯。
To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
通过引起嫉妒、怨恨等激发(某人)行动；也指刺激(情感,尤指好奇或兴趣)。
To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).
以某事为荣。
To pride (oneself) on something.
感到自豪。
To take pride in.
pique
Base
原形
piques
3rd person
第三人称单数
piquing
-ing
现在分词
piqued
Past
过去式
piqued
Past participle
过去分词
It piques my curiosity.
它激起我的好奇心。
She piqued his interest.
她激起了他的兴趣。
He has piqued my curiosity.
他引起了我的好奇心。
常用于表达引起兴趣或不满。
She was piqued by his lack of appreciation.
他的不赏识让她感到愤怒。
The criticism piqued him deeply.
那批评深深激怒了他。
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激起某人的好奇心
The mysterious letter piqued her curiosity.
那封神秘的信激起了她的好奇心。
引起某人的兴趣
The documentary piqued my interest in ancient history.
这部纪录片引起了我对古代史的兴趣。
激起某人的嫉妒
His success piqued his rival's jealousy.
他的成功激起了对手的嫉妒。
以某事自豪
She piques herself on her ability to speak five languages.
她以能讲五种语言而自豪。
伤害某人的自尊
Their criticism piqued his pride.
他们的批评伤害了他的自尊。
激起某人的兴趣
The lecture piqued the students' interest in physics.
这场讲座激起了学生们对物理的兴趣。
激起某人的好奇心
The unusual painting piqued my curiosity.
那幅不寻常的画激起了我的好奇心。
以某事为荣；对某事感到自豪
She piques herself on her ability to speak five languages.
她以自己能说五种语言而自豪。
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音近“匹克”，想象对手的挑衅被你视为“匹克”一击：既刺伤自尊，又激起好奇和行动欲。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学与书面叙述、正式演讲或评论、新闻报道或说明文字 该词多用于书面语或正式场合，表示“激起(兴趣/好奇心)”或“伤自尊”。口语中较少见，日常对话更常用arouse、stimulate或hurt someone's pride。
这些词都以 -ique 结尾，读音含 /iːk/，与 pique /piːk/ 押韵。注意拼写中的 -ique 读 /iːk/，不要读成 /ɪk/；另外 clique 在英式读 /kliːk/，美式常读 /klɪk/，并非总与 pique 押韵。
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