a prickle of [noun]
用于比喻,表示一阵强烈的感觉。
A prickle of unease ran down his spine.
一阵不安的刺痛感顺着他的脊背蔓延。
麻刺感;针扎感;刺猬群;豪猪群;柳条篮;某些植物(如玫瑰)皮层和表皮上的尖锐坚硬突起,俗称“刺”;小而尖的物体,类似真正的刺,如荆棘。
A small, sharp point on the surface of a plant, or any similar sharp object like a thorn.
某些植物(如玫瑰)皮层和表皮上的尖锐坚硬突起,俗称“刺”
A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
小而尖的物体,类似真正的刺,如荆棘。
A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.
轻微不适的刺痛感;麻刺感
A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
一种柳条篮子。
A kind of willow basket.
一群刺猬或豪猪
A group of hedgehogs or porcupines.
Be careful not to touch the cactus; its prickles are very sharp.
小心别碰到仙人掌,它的刺非常锋利。
用法提示:此处'prickles'是名词复数,指植物上的尖刺。
She felt a sudden prickle of fear when she heard the noise.
听到那声音时,她感到一阵突如其来的恐惧的刺痛。
用法提示:此处'prickle'是名词单数,比喻刺痛感。
The rose stem is covered with tiny prickles that can scratch your skin.
玫瑰茎上布满了细小的刺,可能会划伤你的皮肤。
用法提示:此处'prickles'是名词复数,指植物上的小刺。
用于比喻,表示一阵强烈的感觉。
A prickle of unease ran down his spine.
一阵不安的刺痛感顺着他的脊背蔓延。
字面义,指真正的刺。
I have a prickle in my finger from the cactus.
我的手指上有一根仙人掌的刺。
可用于字面或比喻义。
She felt a prickle of excitement as the concert began.
音乐会开始时,她感到一阵兴奋的刺痛。
日常语中常可与 prickle 互换,但严格来说 thorn 是植物茎变态的硬刺,而 prickle 是表皮突起。
较正式,可指植物叶变成的刺或动物身上的刺;prickle 更专指植物表皮的小刺。
grammar · medium
易错句子The rose stem has many small pricks.
正确表达The rose stem has many small prickles.
中文学习者常混淆prick和prickle。Prick作为名词指'刺伤'或'小孔',而prickle指植物上的'小刺'。此处描述植物上的刺,应用prickle。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many prickle on the cactus.
正确表达There are many prickles on the cactus.
Prickle是可数名词,复数形式为prickles。中文'刺'可泛指,导致学习者忽略复数变化。英语中需加-s表示多个刺。
针对“轻微不适的刺痛感/麻刺感”这一义项。prickle 指刺痛或麻刺感,numbness 指感觉缺失或麻木,二者相对,但不可互换:numbness 不是刺感,而是失去感觉。
prickle 指(植物或动物身上的)小刺或阵阵刺痛感,而 prick 侧重用尖物扎的动作或留下的刺孔
prickle 通常指细小的、在皮肤上引起刺痛感的刺(如仙人掌的小刺),而 thorn 一般指较大、较硬的木质刺(如玫瑰的刺)
prickle 强调因被小刺扎到而产生的刺痛感,而 sting 一般指被昆虫蜇刺(如蜜蜂)或化学物质引起的灼痛感
一阵恐惧的刺痛感
She felt a prickle of fear when the lights went out.
灯熄灭时她感到一阵恐惧的刺痛感。
汗珠
Prickles of sweat appeared on his forehead during the interview.
面试期间他的额头上冒出了汗珠。
玫瑰上的小刺
The rose prickles caught my sleeve as I leaned over the bush.
我俯身靠近灌木丛时,玫瑰的小刺钩住了我的袖子。
皮肤上的麻刺感
A cool breeze gave me prickles on the skin.
一阵凉风让我皮肤感到麻刺感。
一群刺猬
We saw a prickle of hedgehogs in the garden.
我们在花园里看到了一群刺猬。
adjective
root(同根词:prickly, pricker)
suffix(同后缀词:sparkle, twinkle)
玫瑰的茎上有刺,是词典释义中提到的典型植物,与prickle的植物刺义相关。
仙人掌表面覆盖着刺状的刺,是prickle植物刺义的典型例证。
刺猬身上布满针刺,与prickle指一群刺猬或豪猪的义项有关。
木刺是细小的尖锐碎片,能引起刺痛或刺痒感,关联prickle的尖刺与刺痛感两个义项。
瘙痒和prickle的麻刺感都是轻微的皮肤不适感,常被一起提及。
一阵轻微的恐惧感
She felt a prickle of fear as the door creaked open.
门吱呀一声打开时,她感到一阵恐惧。
一阵兴奋的战栗感
A prickle of excitement ran through the audience as the singer walked on stage.
歌手走上台时,观众心中涌起一阵兴奋。
一丝内疚
He felt a prickle of guilt for forgetting her birthday.
他因忘了她的生日而感到一丝内疚。
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