prick up

英 [prɪk ʌp]

美 [prɪk ʌp]

竖起耳朵听; （耳朵）竖起来认真听

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG 竖起耳朵听;耳朵支起
  If someonepricks uptheirearsor if theirears prick up, they listen eagerly when they suddenly hear an interesting sound or an important piece of information.
  1. She stopped talking to prick up her ears.
     她不再说话，竖起耳朵听着。
  2. ...ears which prick up at the mention of royalty.
     一提到皇室就竖起耳朵的人

英英释义

verb

• raise
  1. The dog pricked up his ears
  Synonym:prickcock up

双语例句

• With the exposure of false cases of listed companies which are audited by CPA, the credit crisis and professional risks of CPA profession prick up more and more.
  随着经注册会计师审计的上市公司造假案件的频频曝光，注册会计师行业的信誉危机和执业风险日益加剧。
• It was in a saloon in Savannah, on a hot night in spring, when the chance conversation of a stranger sitting near by made Gerald prick up his ears.
  那是一个很暖的春天夜晚，在萨凡纳的一家酒店，邻座的一位生客的偶尔谈话引起灰拉尔德的侧耳细听。
• The negligence of farmers 'ownership of land in the process of urbanization will ultimately cause farmers will lose land and become vagrant, which will prick up the polarization of richness and poverty, hence will menace social stabilization.
  城市化过程中漠视农民的土地权，最终将导致大量农民失去土地成为流民，加剧社会严重的贫富分化，影响社会的稳定。
• She stopped talking to prick up her ears.
  她不再说话，竖起耳朵听着。
• Mr Obama's line in his state-of-the-union speech in January that "I don't accept second place for the United States of America" caused quite a few ears in China to prick up.
  一月份，奥巴马在其“联邦之州”的演讲中，说道“我不接受美国第二的位置”，引得很多中国人纷纷竖起耳朵。
• In the 21st century, modern science and technology develop rapidly and the competition of talents between the companies has all-time prick up. Then increase in human capital investment becomes the key talisman of enhancing business 'energy and strength, gaining biggest income and conquering the opponents.
  21世纪的今天，现代科学技术迅猛发展，企业间的竞争空前加剧，吸引高素质人才并最大限度激发其潜能是企业取得竞争优势的关键。
• Just like when you prick my body, that bodily process sets up certain things taking place in my soul.
  就象你刺我的身体，身体的过程会使某些事在灵魂中发生。
• Don't prick that boil; allow it to swell up and burst.
  不要挑破那个疖子；让它肿起来自己破裂好了。
• But different levels of hospital did not have the referral relationship between each other. So it leads the competition prick up.
  但不同级别医院之间没有形成转诊关系，错位竞争，加剧了竞争。
• Never point at someone with a chopstick and do not use it to prick food in order to pick it up.
  不要用筷子去指着别人，也不要通过用筷子戳在食物上面把食物夹起来。