| 釋義 |
ticklea. tottering,precarious,unstable,insecure搖搖欲墜的,岌岌可危的,不穩(wěn)定的,不安全的。 △2H.VI.1.1.215(214): “Anjou and Maine are given to the French,/Paris is lost,the state of Normandy/Stands on atickle point now they are gone.”安茹和緬因都送給了法國(guó)人,巴黎也失守了,它們一丟,諾曼底省就處于岌岌可危的地位。
ticklevt. 1. touch lightly,stimulate gently輕輕觸動(dòng),輕輕刺激。 △1H.IV.2.4.343 (309): “and to tickle our noses with spear-grass to make them bleed,”用針茅草捅我們的鼻孔,使鼻子流血。 2. touch pleasurably,dance delicately upon輕搔,優(yōu)美地舞在。 △Rom. 1.4. 35:“Let wantons light of heart/Tickle the senseless rushes with their heels,”(Rushes were strewn on the floors of rooms.)讓那些無(wú)憂無(wú)慮的浪蕩哥兒們用他們的腳跟去搔那沒(méi)有知覺(jué)的燈心草吧。(按:當(dāng)時(shí)英國(guó)尚無(wú)地毯,在地板上鋪燈心草。) 3. amuse,delight逗…樂(lè),使高興。 △1H.IV.2.4. 495(443): “I’ll tickle ye for a young prince,”i.e. (spokenin an aside) I’ll amuse you in the part of a youngprince. 我要扮演年輕的王子讓你們開開心。 4. (used ironically) deal with,chastise,punish,beat(反語(yǔ))對(duì)付,教訓(xùn),懲罰,揍。 △Tw.5.1. 198 (193):“But ifhe had not been in drink,he would have tickled youothergates than he did.”要是他沒(méi)有喝醉,他必定會(huì)另有對(duì)付你的辦法。 5. irritate,provoke,stir up刺激,激怒,煽動(dòng)。 △2H.VI.1.3. 153(150):“She’s tickled now,her fury needs nospurs,”她現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)被激怒了,她的怒火不需要再加什么刺激。 tickle[?tikl]v. 逗樂(lè) ◇ be tickled pink 極度高興 |