搜尋結果
prickle
- IPA[ˈprik(ə)l]
美式
- a short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn;a small spine or pointed outgrowth on the skin of certain animals.
- (of a person's skin or a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion;cause a tingling or mildly painful sensation in
verb: prickle, 3rd person present: prickles, gerund or present participle: prickling, past tense: prickled, past participle: prickled
noun: prickle, plural noun: prickles
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn the prickles of the blackberry bushes 同義詞
- ▪ a small spine or pointed outgrowth on the skin of certain animals.
- ▪ a tingling sensation on someone's skin, typically caused by strong emotion Kathleen felt a prickle of excitement 同義詞
動詞
- 1. (of a person's skin or a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion the sound made her skin prickle with horror 同義詞
- ▪ cause a tingling or mildly painful sensation in I hate the way the fibers prickle your skin 同義詞
- ▪ (of a person) react defensively or angrily to something she prickled at the implication that she had led a soft and protected life