Word · Frequency #12385
tickle
/ˈtikl/
noun
痒感；发痒的感觉
an itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling
常指喉咙等部位的轻微痒感
- 1.
The act of tickling.
挠痒的动作
- 2.
An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.
类似挠痒的痒感
挠痒；胳肢；挠痒的动作；类似挠痒的痒感；胳肢；痒
In use
My little sister loves it when I give her a tickle before bed.
A quick tickle under the chin is often enough to cheer up a crying baby.
The kids gave each other tickles until they were both out of breath.
Connections
Collocations
- a tickle in the throat
- 喉咙发痒
- I've had a tickle in my throat all day.我喉咙一整天都发痒。
- give someone a tickle
- 胳肢某人
- She gave her little brother a tickle.她胳肢她的小弟弟。
- feel a tickle
- 感到痒
- He felt a tickle on his arm.他感到胳膊上痒。
Idioms & figurative uses
- tickle someone pink
- 使某人非常高兴The compliment tickled her pink.这番恭维让她高兴极了。
- tickle someone's fancy
- 引起某人的兴趣That vintage car really tickles my fancy.那辆老爷车真叫我心动。
- tickle the ivories
Learner notes
Memory Tip
读起来像“提抠”，想象提起衣服轻轻抠挠，让人发痒。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、亲子互动、描述身体感觉 名词 tickle 多用于日常口语，指‘胳肢’的动作或类似发痒的感觉；比较常见于轻松、非正式的场景，正式书面语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常指一种痒的感觉或挠痒的动作
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ plus /kəl/, so they rhyme with tickle. Note: 'tick' (/tɪk/) and 'tackle' (/ˈtækəl/) are lookalikes that do not rhyme.
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
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