pinprick

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.
  2. A mildly annoying wound or damage.
  3. A very tiny dot.
    — The stars were pinpricks of light in a clear night sky.
动词 v.
  1. To produce a jabbing sensation, like a pinprick, in. transitive
    — The water pinpricked her face as she stepped into the shower.
  2. To puncture with a tiny hole or holes. transitive
    — By now it was dark, velvety dark with a moon, a darkness pinpricked by the lights from the landing place now drawing rapidly closer.

词形变化

pinpricks plural pin-prick alternative pinpricks present,singular,third-person pinpricking participle,present pinpricked participle,past pinpricked past pin-prick alternative

词源

词源 1
From pin + prick.
词源 2
From pin + prick.
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