/prɪk; prɪk/
n
1 (a) act of pricking 刺; 戳
*I gave my finger a prick with a needle. 我的手指叫针给扎了一下.
(b) small hole or mark caused by this 戳出的小孔或记号; 刺痕
*You can see the pricks where the stitches were. 你可以看见缝针扎出的小洞.
2 pain caused by pricking 刺痛（感）
*I can still feel the prick. 我还有那刺痛的感觉.* (fig 比喻) the pricks of conscience, ie mental uneasiness良心上的不安.
3 ("! sl 讳, 俚)
(a) penis 鸡巴（阴茎）.
(b) (derog 贬) (stupid) man （蠢）人
*What a stupid prick you are! 你真是个大傻瓜!
4 (idm 习语) kick against the pricks => kick1.

/prɪk; prɪk/
v
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) pierce sth with a sharp point; make a tiny hole in sth 刺或戳某物; 在某物上穿孔
*The child pricked the balloon and it burst. 那孩子在气球上刺了个洞, 气球就爆了.
* He pricked the blister on his heel with a sterilized needle. 他用一根消过毒的针扎破他脚後跟上的水泡.
* prick holes in paper with a pin 用大头针在纸上穿孔.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on/with sth) cause pain in sth by pricking 刺痛某物; 把某物刺伤
*She pricked her finger on/with a needle. 她的手指叫针给扎伤了.
* Be careful the thorns will prick you. 小心--刺会扎伤你的.
(c) [Tn] (fig 比喻) cause mental discomfort to (sb) 使（某人）感到不安
*His conscience is pricking him now that he realizes what he has done. 他因为已经认识到了自己的所作所为, 所以在良心上深感不安.
2 [I] feel a sharp pain or a sensation of being pricked 感到剧痛; 有刺痛感
*My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste. 我的手指接触那软膏之後就疼起来了.
* The vapour made his eyes prick. 水气熏得他眼睛发痛.
3 (idm 习语) prick the bubble (of sth) destroy sb's illusion about sth 使某人对某事物的幻想破灭
*Thelatest trade figures will surely prick the bubble of governmentcomplacency about the economic situation. 最新的贸易统计数字无疑要惊扰了政府经济情势大好的美梦. prick up one's ears
(a) (of an animal, esp a horse or dog) raise the ears （指动物, 尤指马或狗）竖起耳朵.
(b) (of a person) suddenly begin to pay attention to what is being said （指人）突然开始注意听
*The children pricked up their ears when they heard the word `ice-cream'. 孩子们听到｀冰激凌＇这个词, 立刻注意起来.
4 (phr v) prick sth out/off plant (young plants) in small holes made in the soil with eg a pointed stick 将（幼苗）移植到用尖棒等在土壤中钻的小孔里.