give sb a tickle
表示挠痒这一动作，宾语是人，常用 give sb a tickle 的结构。
Dad gave the baby a tickle under the chin.
爸爸挠了挠宝宝的下巴逗他痒。
挠痒；胳肢；挠痒的动作；类似挠痒的痒感；胳肢；痒
常指喉咙等部位的轻微痒感
挠痒的动作
The act of tickling.
类似挠痒的痒感
An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.
My little sister loves it when I give her a tickle before bed.
我妹妹很喜欢睡觉前我给她挠痒痒。
用法提示：tickle 作名词，表示‘挠痒/胳肢的动作’，用作 give 的直接宾语。
A quick tickle under the chin is often enough to cheer up a crying baby.
在下巴上快速挠一下，通常就足以逗笑哭泣的宝宝。
用法提示：tickle 作名词，作句子主语，指一次挠痒的动作。
The kids gave each other tickles until they were both out of breath.
孩子们互相挠痒痒，直到两人都喘不上气来。
用法提示：tickle 用复数 tickles，指多次挠痒动作，作 give 的直接宾语。
表示挠痒这一动作，宾语是人，常用 give sb a tickle 的结构。
Dad gave the baby a tickle under the chin.
爸爸挠了挠宝宝的下巴逗他痒。
描述喉咙轻微发痒、想咳嗽的感觉，介词固定用 in。
I've had a tickle in my throat all morning.
我一上午喉咙都发痒。
用 of 引出引起痒感的来源，多指轻微的触痒感。
She felt the tickle of the grass against her bare legs.
她感到青草拂过光腿时那阵痒意。
比 tickle 更常用、更强烈，通常指皮肤上让人想抓挠的痒；tickle 多指喉咙或鼻子里的轻微痒感，更带逗乐意味。
强调轻微的针刺或麻刺感，可由冷、兴奋或麻木引起，不一定是痒，与 tickle 互换时限制较多。
多指皮肤上像细针轻扎的感觉，比 tickle 更尖锐、更短暂，用于描述发麻或过敏的皮肤感，口语中不如 tickle 自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have tickle in my throat.
正确表达I have a tickle in my throat.
tickle 作可数名词表示“喉咙里的痒感”时，单数前必须有限定词；汉语名词没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。a tickle in one's throat 是固定搭配，意为“喉咙发痒”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The baby laughed after a few tickle.
正确表达The baby laughed after a few tickles.
a few 后只能接可数名词复数，而 tickle 在此义项是可数名词，因此要用复数 tickles。汉语名词本身不标复数，学习者常忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Tickle is fun for children.
正确表达Tickling is fun for children.
tickle 作可数名词不能单独裸用；要表达“挠痒痒（这个动作）”并让它作主语，英语惯用动名词 tickling。汉语里“挠痒痒”可直接作主语，照搬就造出裸用名词的错句。
喉咙发痒
I've had a tickle in my throat all day.
我喉咙一整天都发痒。
胳肢某人
She gave her little brother a tickle.
她胳肢她的小弟弟。
感到痒
He felt a tickle on his arm.
他感到胳膊上痒。
使某人非常高兴
The compliment tickled her pink.
这番恭维让她高兴极了。
引起某人的兴趣
That vintage car really tickles my fancy.
那辆老爷车真叫我心动。
弹钢琴
He loves to tickle the ivories at parties.
他喜欢在派对上弹钢琴。
“挠痒痒的艾摩娃娃”（1996年风靡一时的玩具）
The Tickle Me Elmo doll was the must-have toy of 1996, causing such a shopping frenzy that it was nearly impossible to find one.
“挠痒痒的艾摩娃娃”是1996年抢手的玩具，引发抢购热潮，几乎买不到。
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