Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #11860
prick
小孔；刺痕；扎痕
核心释义
A small hole or mark made by piercing with a pointed object.
- 1.
刺穿造成的小孔或穿孔。
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- 2.
尖物留下的凹痕或小印记。
An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- 3.
小而尖的物体。
A small pointed object.
- 4.
被尖小物体刺穿或扎破的感觉。
The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- 5.
悔恨之感。
A feeling of remorse.
- 6.
野兔的足迹。
The footprint of a hare.
刺痛；扎痛；尖头物；尖刺；内疚；悔恨；野兔的足迹；兔子的脚印；刺穿造成的小孔或穿孔。
用法In use
He made a small prick in the paper with a pin.
用法提示：这里'prick'作为名词，指用针尖刺出的小孔。
The cactus left a tiny prick on my finger.
用法提示：这里'prick'作为名词，表示刺伤后留下的微小伤口。
I could see a small prick on the surface of the leather.
用法提示：这里'prick'作为名词，表示表面上的小刻痕或小凹陷。
a prick of sth
多用于抽象感受，如 a prick of guilt、a prick of conscience，表示短暂而轻微的情绪。
She felt a prick of guilt for not telling the truth.
她因为没说实话而感到一阵内疚。
the prick of sth
指被尖物刺到的具体感觉，of 后引出造成刺痛的东西，常与 the 连用。
The prick of the needle made her jump.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pin prick
- 针扎的小孔；针孔
- The map was marked with a pin prick.地图上有个针扎的小孔。
- needle prick
- 针扎；针刺感
- The needle prick lasted only a second.针扎的感觉只持续了一秒钟。
- prick of conscience
- 良心不安；愧疚感
- After he took the money, he felt a prick of conscience.他拿了钱之后，感到一阵良心的刺痛。
- finger prick
- 扎手指（采血）
- Diabetes patients often need a finger prick to check blood sugar.糖尿病患者常常需要扎手指来检测血糖。
- prick test
- 皮肤点刺试验
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一根针“prick”地扎下去：先留下一个小孔，然后感到一阵刺痛。把“prick”和针扎的尖刺感绑在一起记。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sewing、medical、gardening prick 作名词表示“小孔”或“刺痕”时是中性词，通常指针、刺等尖物留下的细小痕迹，多用于缝纫、医疗、园艺等日常场景。口语和书面语中都自然，这一义项比较具体，通常会在语境中说明是被什么东西扎到。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常用于侮辱或俚语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with prick /prɪk/: they have the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /k/, and they are all spelled with -ick. Watch out for lookalikes such as prickle /ˈprɪk.əl/ and prickly /ˈprɪk.li/, which add an extra syllable and do not rhyme with prick.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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