1
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。
刺；尖刺
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
刺；尖刺
A small, sharp point on the surface of a plant, or any similar sharp object like a thorn.
A prickle of unease ran down his spine.
一阵不安的刺痛感顺着他的脊背蔓延。
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.
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The rose stem has many small pricks.
Use this
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。
Not this
There are many prickle on the cactus.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use prickle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
prickle 开头就是 prick（刺），像小刺扎到皮肤，既有尖刺又有麻刺感。
语域：neutral 常见场景：植物学或园艺描述、皮肤感觉描写、动物群集称谓 该词作名词时语气中性，多用于描述植物或动物身上的尖刺、皮肤上的麻刺感，以及刺猬或豪猪的群体；具体含义需根据语境判断。
常与a连用，如a prickle
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.