Word · Frequency #15437
Fully loadedpricklier
多刺的；带刺的
pricklier is the comparative of prickly.
covered with sharp points such as thorns or spines
指植物、果实或动物身上有刺
- 1.
Covered with sharp points.
布满尖刺的。
- 2.
Easily irritated.
易怒的；容易生气的。
- 3.
Difficult; complicated; hairy or thorny.
困难的；复杂的；棘手的。
易怒的；脾气不好的；布满尖刺的。；易怒的；容易生气的。；困难的；复杂的；棘手的。；多刺的
In use
Be careful—the stem of this rose is very prickly.
The hikers wore long sleeves to avoid the prickly bushes along the trail.
Hedgehogs look prickly, but their quills are not dangerous if you handle them gently.
prickly + noun
用于修饰名词，指物体表面长满刺。
Be careful with the prickly cactus.
小心那棵带刺的仙人掌。
be prickly
系表结构，描述主语具有扎人或刺人的特性。
The plant's leaves are prickly to the touch.
这种植物的叶子摸起来扎手。
be prickly about sth
此处 prickly 意为“易怒的”，后接 about 引出让人不快的话题。
Connections
Collocations
- prickly pear
- 仙人掌果（一种仙人掌的果实）
- We cooked the prickly pears into a sweet jam.我们把这些仙人掌果煮成了甜果酱。
- prickly bush
- 带刺的灌木丛
- The rabbit hid in a prickly bush.兔子躲在一丛带刺的灌木里。
- prickly sensation
- 刺痛感
- She felt a prickly sensation in her fingers.她感到手指有一种刺痛感。
- prickly heat
- 痱子
- Prickly heat is common in hot, humid weather.痱子在炎热潮湿的天气里很常见。
- get prickly
- 变得易怒
- Don't mention his salary; he gets prickly about it.别提他的薪水；他一听到这个就变得易怒。
- a prickly personality
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“prick”是刺，“prickly”就像刺猬浑身是刺，碰一下就扎手；人也像这样一碰就炸毛、易怒。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：植物/园艺、皮肤/感觉描述、日常对话/形容人 指带刺时常用于植物或物体表面；指刺痛感时多用于描述皮肤感受；指人易怒或敏感时则比较口语化。具体语气会随语境变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是以 /ɪkli/ 结尾的词：quickly、thickly、sickly 都与 prickly 押韵。注意 tricky 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈtrɪki/，末尾没有 /l/，并不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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