prick

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