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

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。

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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