vt.

1. 刺（穿），扎（穿），戳（穿）[（+with/on）]
   She pricked her finger with a needle.

   她用針扎了一下手指。

2. 刺痛；刺傷，使內心極度痛苦
   She got her finger pricked by a thorn.

   她的手指被刺扎了一下。

3. 用刺痕（或小圓孔）標出；圈選
   I pricked the map with a pin to show our route.

   我用大頭針在地圖上扎孔標出我們的路線。

4. 豎起（耳朵）[（+up）]
   He pricked up his ears at the sound of his father's voice.

   他一聽到他父親的聲音耳朵就豎了起來。

5. 【古】（用刺棒）驅趕；驅使[（+on/off）]
   His conscience pricked him on to admit his crime to the police.

   他的良心驅使他向警方認罪。

6. 追蹤（野兔等）

vi.

1. 刺，戳
2. 感到刺痛
   My skin pricked.

   我的皮膚感到刺痛。

3. （耳朵）豎起；聳峙[（+up）]
   My ears pricked up when I heard them mention her name.

   當我聽見他們提到她的名字時，我的耳朵豎了起來。

4. 【古】用靴刺驅馬；馳騁

n.[C]

1. 刺，扎
   I've got a prick in my finger.

   我手指上扎了一根刺。

   He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.

   他用針一戳，氣球就爆了。

2. 刺痛；刺傷；悔恨
   I felt a prick in my elbow.

   我感到肘部一陣刺痛。

3. 刺痕；刺孔；刺點
4. （動，植物的）突出尖形器官
5. 尖形器具（或武器）
6. 【音】符點

a.

1. （狗耳等）豎起的；聽著的

v.

1. press briefly or puncture with a sharp point.
   ▸ (prick something out) draw or decorate by making small holes in a surface.
2. feel a sensation as though a sharp point were sticking into one.
   ▸cause mental or emotional discomfort to.
3. (often prick up) (chiefly of a horse or dog) make (the ears) stand erect when on the alert.
4. (prick something out) plant seedlings in small holes made in the earth.

n.

1. an act of pricking something.
   ▸a small hole or mark made by pricking.
2. a sharp pain caused by being pierced with a fine point.
   ▸a sudden feeling of distress, anxiety, etc.
   ▸archaic a goad for oxen.
3. vulgar slang a man's penis.
   ▸a stupid, unpleasant, or contemptible man.