prick one's finger
collocation刺破手指
I pricked my finger on the rose thorn.
我的手指被玫瑰刺扎破了。
刺；扎；戳
pricks — third person singular of prick
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刺；扎；戳
To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point; to pierce slightly.
She pricked her finger with a needle while sewing.
她缝衣服时用针扎了一下手指。
轻微刺穿或扎破。
To pierce or puncture slightly.
通过刺穿或扎破形成。
To form by piercing or puncturing.
用刺痕或点标记(某物)表面；尤指在海图上标绘航线。
To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
用尖端固定；刺穿以附着或悬挂。
To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
prick
Base
原形
pricks
3rd person
第三人称单数
pricking
-ing
现在分词
pricked
Past
过去式
pricked
Past participle
过去分词
He pricks his finger with a needle.
他用针刺了一下手指。
She pricked the balloon and it popped.
她戳破了气球，气球爆了。
I have pricked myself on a thorn.
我被荆棘刺伤了。
注意：prick 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词加 -ed。
His harsh words pricked her pride deeply.
他严厉的话语深深刺痛了她的自尊心。
The rose thorn pricked his palm and drew blood.
玫瑰刺扎破了他的手掌，流出了血。
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刺破手指
I pricked my finger on the rose thorn.
我的手指被玫瑰刺扎破了。
竖起耳朵（注意听）
The dog pricked up its ears at the sound.
狗听到声音竖起了耳朵。
扎一个洞
She pricked a small hole in the paper.
她在纸上扎了一个小洞。
移栽幼苗
The gardener pricked out the seedlings into prepared soil.
园丁把幼苗移栽到准备好的土壤里。
使某人良心不安
The memory pricked his conscience.
那段回忆使他的良心感到不安。
竖起耳朵（仔细听）
The children pricked up their ears when they heard the ice cream truck coming.
孩子们听到冰淇淋车来了，都竖起了耳朵。
使良心不安；引起内疚
Seeing the old woman struggling with her bags pricked his conscience, so he offered to help.
看到那位老妇人吃力地拎着包，他良心不安，于是主动帮忙。
戳破（某事的）假象；揭穿
The new evidence pricked the bubble of the company's claims to be eco-friendly.
新证据戳破了该公司号称环保的假象。
你们要是扎我们，我们难道不会流血吗？
Shylock argues that a Jew will bleed when pricked, just like anyone else, in this plea for shared humanity.
夏洛克在这一呼吁共同人性的著名演讲中声称，犹太人也一样，被刺了就会流血。
我的拇指一阵刺痛，必有邪恶之物即将到来。
The witch feels her thumb pricking and knows that something wicked is coming.
女巫感到拇指刺痛，便知道邪恶之物即将来临。
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想象一根针尖轻刺：prick 结尾的 k 音像“克”一声扎破表面；prick up（耳朵）就是警觉地竖起来。
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、缝纫、日常小意外 作“刺、扎、戳”讲时语气中性，日常口语和书面语都常见，通常用于描述用针、叉等尖物轻轻刺穿或扎破某物。
及物动词表示刺、戳，不及物动词表示竖起。
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