Examples

Prickle is a frequentative of prick.

prickle是prick的重复动词。

to prick o.s. (on/with sth)

被(某物)刺到

to prick up one's ears

侧耳倾听

Students of the theatre may prick up their ears at the name of Baron Booth.

阶梯教室的学生听到布斯男爵的名字时也许会竖起他们的耳朵。

He gave the balloon a small prick.

他轻微刺了那个气球一下。

a prick of conscience

People have been crying out for more money for mental health for a long time.

人们长久以来就一直迫切希望加大心理健康方面的投入。

To use "hand" for "worker" or "ten sail" for "ten ships" or "steel" for "sword" is to use a synecdochic figure of speech.

用“手”代表”工人”、“十个帆”代表“十艘船”、“钢”代表“剑”都是提喻辞格。

While the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something.

口头语可以代表某事某物，而书面语可以表达代表某事某物的事物。

I'll strongly advise Eric to apply for that job, it's a wonderful chance for him.

我要强烈建议埃里克接受那份工作，这对他来说是个难得的机会。

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