| 单词 | prickly |
| 释义 | pricklycovered with prickles (= small sharp points) 多刺的◆the hedgehog curled up in a prickly ball.刺猬蜷成了一个刺球。note 辨析 spiky, spiny or prickly? spiky is used more in everyday language or literary contexts to talk about sth that is covered in, or is shaped like sharp points. spiny is used in more scientific texts describing plants and animals covered in points that look like needles. * spiky 多用于日常语言或文学语境下，指带尖刺，或形似尖刺。spiny 多用于科学文本中，指植物和动物长有针刺◆a spiny anteater / lobster / mouse / mollusc / sea urchin针鼹；带刺的龙虾；刺毛鼠；多刺的软体动物／海胆 prickly is often used to describe how you imagine it would feel if you touched it. prickles are usually shorter than the points on spiky or spiny things. * prickly 常会引起刺痛的联想。 prickle 指动植物身上的刺，通常比 spiky 或 spiny 所形容的刺短。prickly (bre, informal, often disapproving) easily offended or annoyed易怒的；爱生气的◆she's still a bit prickly about the whole incident.她对整件事仍感到有些恼怒。◆he could be very prickly with journalists.他对记者很容易生气。note 辨析 which word?people who are sensitive or touchy are likely to get upset or cry; both words can be slightly disapproving but touchy usually suggests greater disapproval than sensitive. people who are prickly are more likely to get slightly aggressive than to cry. * sensitive 和 touchy 指人容易伤心难过或哭泣。这两个词有时都略带贬义，但 touchy 通常比 sensitive 贬义更强。prickly 则指人容易急躁而非易哭。prickly/ˈprɪkli ||; ˈprɪklɪ/adj1. covered with sharp points 满布针刺的；多刺的: ◇a prickly bush 一簇多刺的灌木 2. causing an uncomfortable feeling on the skin 刺痛的；扎痛人的: ◇that t-shirt makes my skin go all prickly. 穿着那件t恤衫我浑身皮肤发痒。 3. (informal 非正式) (used about a person) easily made angry （指人）易怒的，脾气暴躁的: ◇don't mention his accident -- he's a bit prickly about it. 别提起那宗事故─他对此有点敏感。 pricklysee ⇨ sharp 1 prick·ly /`prɪklɪ; ˈprɪkli/adj 1. covered with prickles 多刺的:◇prickly bushes 多刺的灌木 2. informal easily annoyed or offended 【非正式】 易生气的，易动怒的:◇bob's in a very prickly mood this morning. 鲍勃今天早上动不动就发火。 |
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