- (用尖锐物)刺穿,扎穿:
The child pricked the balloon and it burst.
那孩子在气球上刺了个洞,气球就爆了。
- 刺伤;刺痛;引起刺痛:
I pricked my finger on a rose tree.
我让玫瑰树刺痛了手指。
- (刺小孔或用小点点)标出;用戳刺作标记:
He pricked holes in paper with a pin.
他用大头针在纸上穿孔。
- 用刺痕选择(部长、候选人等),选任;圈选;用刺痕勾勒…的轮廓:
to prick a candidate
挑选候选人
- 竖起(耳朵);注意倾听:
When they began to talk about him he pricked his ears.
当他们开始议论到他时,他竖起了耳朵。
- (用靴刺或刺棒)刺踢,驱策,驱使:
My duty pricked me on to utter that.
我的责任迫使我把它说出来。
- 【海洋学】(用两脚规在海图上)点出(航向等);量取(距离等):
The captain ordered the ship's coures to be pricked up.
船长命令绘制船只的航道。
- 追踪(兔子等)
- (为疏苗而)移植幼苗:
Let's prick the onion plant out.
让我们把洋葱幼苗移出来。
- 缝合(篷、帆等)
- 使(酒等)发酸
- 把癚铁钉入(马脚的)嫩肉,钉伤马蹄
- 射伤(猎鸟)
- [古语]策马前进