prick/prɪk/

vt

1. 扎(穿)；戳(穿)；刺(破)

• She pricked her finger with a needle. 她用针扎了一下手。

2. 刺痛

• Remorse pricked my conscience. 悔恨使我良心不安。

3. 用刺痕(或小圆孔)标出

4. 使竖起；使直立

• The dog pricked its ears at the sound. 这只狗一听到声音就竖起了耳朵。

vi

1. 刺，戳

2. 感到刺痛；引起刺痛

3. (耳朵等)竖起；耸立

• The rabbit stopped suddenly, pricking up its ears. 兔子突然停下来，竖起了耳朵。

词组prick the bubble (of sth.) 拆穿西洋景