the pricking of sth
常与 of 连用，用来说明刺痛或刺入来自何处。
She felt the pricking of a needle against her skin.
她感到针尖刺在皮肤上的刺痛。
刺；扎；戳
prickings — plural of pricking
刺痛感；一阵刺痛；小切口；刻痕；钉伤（马蹄铁钉伤蹄壁）；野兔足迹追踪；用尖物刺穿或戳破的行为。
用尖物刺穿或戳破的行为。
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
刺痛感；强烈的情感痛苦。
A sensation that pricks, or causes sharp emotional pain.
将钉子钉入马蹄引起跛足的行为。
The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
轻微划伤；刻痕。
A nicking.
根据足迹追踪野兔。
The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
She felt a pricking in her finger after touching the cactus.
她触摸仙人掌后感到手指一阵刺痛。
用法提示：此处'pricking'作名词，意为'刺痛感'，作为宾语。
The pricking of the balloon caused a sudden loud noise.
气球被刺破引起一声巨响。
用法提示：此处'pricking'作名词，意为'刺的动作'，作为主语。
There was a pricking of guilt in his conscience.
他的良心中有一阵愧疚的刺痛。
用法提示：此处'pricking'作名词，意为'刺痛感'（比喻），作为主语。
常与 of 连用，用来说明刺痛或刺入来自何处。
She felt the pricking of a needle against her skin.
她感到针尖刺在皮肤上的刺痛。
sensation 常与 pricking 搭配，表示刺痛的感觉。
He noticed a pricking sensation in his fingers.
他注意到手指上有一阵刺痛感。
pricking of conscience 指良心的责备，是常见的固定搭配。
He felt a pricking of conscience after lying to her.
对她撒谎后，他感到良心不安。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt a pricking on my thumb.
正确表达I felt a pricking in my thumb.
表示身体某部位感到的刺痛时，英语固定用介词 in（a pricking in my thumb / in the arm），不用 on。汉语说“手指上有一阵刺痛”，学习者容易按字面直译成 on；但 on 只表示接触表面，不能表达体内或皮下的感觉，所以必须改成 in。
grammar · medium
易错句子She felt sudden pricking in her finger.
正确表达She felt a sudden pricking in her finger.
pricking 作可数名词表示“一阵刺痛”时，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a，不能说 a sudden pricking 之外的裸单数。汉语“她感到手指一阵突然的刺痛”没有冠词这一成分，学习者常照字面省略，但英语可数单数名词不能单独出现，须补上 a。
picking 指采摘、挑选或抠挖，对象常是花、水果或选项；pricking 强调用尖物刺穿或戳破，常带轻微刺痛感。两者发音相近（/ˈpɪkɪŋ/ 与 /ˈprɪkɪŋ/），拼写只差一个 r，容易混淆。
prickling 多指持续的、针扎般的刺痛或发麻感，常作形容词或名词；pricking 可指一次具体的刺穿动作或一阵刺痛。两者都含 prick，但 prickling 更强调连续蔓延的感觉。
piercing 强调穿透、刺入或声音尖厉刺耳，常指较深或较强烈的穿透；pricking 多指用尖物轻刺、戳破表皮或产生轻微刺痛，程度通常较轻。
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