prick up meaning in English
竖起, 粗涂, 加剧
Examples
- The landlady pricked up her ears at this, and partridge looked a little confounded .
听到这话，老板娘竖起了耳朵，巴特里奇也有些发窘。 - The elevator man, whose wages were exactly eight dollars a week, pricked up his ears .
这个开电梯的人的工资正是八块钱一星期，他竖起耳朵听着。 - He was barely listening until the salary was mentioned. then he pricked up his ears .
他几乎没有注意听讲些什么，但当提到工资时，他却侧耳细听。 - "i could see them pricking up their ears and looking at each other," went on the mole .
鼹鼠接着说：“我看到他们都竖起耳朵在听，还面面相觑。” - I pricked up my ears, for it was positively the first time i had ever heard a foreign tongue .
我竖起耳朵听，因为这确确实实是我第一次听到外国话。