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prick

/ˈprɪk/

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verb

pricks; pricked; pricking

[+ obj] :to make a very small hole in (something) with a sharp pointed object

She pricked her finger with a pin. = The pin pricked her (finger).

The nurse pricked my finger and squeezed out a drop of blood.

[+ obj] :to cause a sharp, painful feeling on or in (part of your body)

The sharp shells pricked the bottoms of our feet.

b literary

If tears prick your eyes, you begin to feel tears in your eyes.

[+ obj] :to make (someone) feel guilt, shame, regret, etc.

She was pricked by doubt/guilt/jealousy.

The photographs of the flood victims pricked my conscience [=made me feel guilty] and I knew I had to do something to help.

His conscience pricked him. [=he felt guilty; he felt that he had done something wrong]

of an animal :to cause (the ears) to point upward [+ obj]

The dog pricked (up) its ears at the sound. [no obj]

The dog's ears pricked up at the sound. - used figuratively of people

Her ears pricked (up) when they said her name. = She pricked up her ears [=she started to listen carefully] when they said her name.

noun

plural pricks

[count] an act of making a small hole in something with a sharp pointed object

The nurse gave my finger a (little) prick (with a needle) and squeezed out a drop of blood.

a feeling of pain caused by being touched by something sharp or pointed

She felt a prick as the thorn jabbed her foot.

He felt the prick of the needle.

a slight, sharp feeling of sadness, regret, etc.

She felt a prick of jealousy.

He felt a prick of conscience. [=a feeling of guilt]

informal + offensive :penis

informal + offensive :a very bad or unpleasant man

* Các từ tương tự:
prickle, prickly, prickly heat, prickly pear