prick sth with sth
及物用法,表示用尖物在某物表面扎出小孔;with 引出使用的工具。
She was pricking the potatoes with a fork before baking them.
她在烤土豆之前用叉子在土豆上扎孔。
刺;扎;戳
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
刺;扎;戳
Make a small hole or mark on the surface of something with a sharp point.
一般现在时
She pricks her finger with a needle.
她用针刺自己的手指。
现在进行时
The thorns are pricking my skin.
这些刺正在扎我的皮肤。
一般过去时
He pricked the balloon with a pin.
他用大头针刺破了气球。
prick 是规则动词,过去式和过去分词都是 pricked;注意 pricking 不要漏掉 k。
She is pricking small holes in the paper to copy the pattern.
她正在纸上刺出小孔,以便复制图案。
用法提示:pricking是现在分词,与is构成现在进行时,表示用尖物在纸上刺出小孔。
He kept pricking holes in the leather with a needle while making the belt.
他做皮带时,一直用针在皮革上刺孔。
用法提示:pricking是动名词,跟在kept后作宾语,表示反复进行刺孔动作。
The baker was pricking the surface of the dough with a fork before putting it in the oven.
面包师当时正用叉子在面团表面扎孔,随后将面团放进烤箱。
用法提示:pricking是现在分词,与was构成过去进行时,表示当时正在进行的扎孔动作。
及物用法,表示用尖物在某物表面扎出小孔;with 引出使用的工具。
She was pricking the potatoes with a fork before baking them.
她在烤土豆之前用叉子在土豆上扎孔。
反身代词 oneself 作宾语,on 引出扎到身体的尖物。
He kept pricking himself on the rose thorns.
他不断被玫瑰刺扎到。
不及物用法,表示身体部位感到针刺般的疼痛或发麻;from 说明原因。
Her fingers were pricking from the cold.
她的手指因寒冷而刺痛。
grammar · medium
易错句子I was pricking by a mosquito last night.
正确表达I was pricked by a mosquito last night.
被动语态中谓语要用过去分词 pricked,表示主语承受动作;pricking 是现在分词,含主动、进行的意味,放在 was 后会被理解为“正在刺别人”,与主语 I 受刺的意思不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子She pricked my finger by a needle.
正确表达She pricked my finger with a needle.
表示使用的工具或手段时要用介词 with;by 一般用于被动语态引出动作的执行者(如 was pricked by a needle),不能在这里表示“用针”。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt a prick pain in my chest.
正确表达I felt a pricking pain in my chest.
修饰 pain 表示持续不断的刺痛感时,要用现在分词 pricking 作定语;prick 作名词指“刺”这个动作或刺出的小孔,不能直接这样修饰 pain。
prickling 侧重皮肤上持续的、轻微的刺痒或发麻感(像许多小针在轻扎),常与 sensation、feeling 等词搭配;pricking 更常指用尖物在表面刺出小孔的动作,或一下一下的针刺般疼痛。两者拼写只差一个 l,很容易混。
stinging 多指由叮咬、伤口或刺激物引起的较强烈灼痛或蜇痛;pricking 的痛更轻,更像细针点刺,而且 pricking 还保留“刺出小孔”的动作义。说蜜蜂蜇人时用 sting,不用 prick。
piercing 强调“穿透”,可指穿透性的疼痛、声音或目光;pricking 只涉及浅表的刺孔或细针般的点状刺痛,不表示穿透。
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