tickle學測 L5KK [ˈtɪkəl]/ˈtɪkəl/
撓癢;搔癢·感到癢;輕微刺癢·感到興奮;心癢·搔癢的感覺
觸感動詞,橫跨搔癢與心癢兩層次
The feather tickled her nose, and she couldn't stop laughing.

羽毛搔過她的鼻子,她笑到停不下來。

tickle 身兼動詞與名詞,從指尖搔癢的觸感一路連到心頭發燙的興奮感。

一個畫面:指尖搔癢忍笑心癢

指尖輕觸手指或羽毛滑過皮膚
刺刺發癢神經傳來輕微癢意
忍笑扭動身體不自主抖動,想放聲笑
心頭一癢感覺被撩動,特別興奮

義項

搔癢逗笑C2verb撓癢;搔癢
She tried to tickle her little brother to make him laugh.
她試著搔她弟弟的癢,逗他笑。
tickle a babytickle a child's feet
鼻子發癢C2verb感到癢;輕微刺癢
Her nose tickled, so she rubbed it fast.
她的鼻子癢癢的,她很快揉了揉。
my nose ticklesmy throat tickles
海浪心癢C2verb感到興奮;心癢
She was tickled by the news that her story had won first prize.
冰涼的海浪輕搔她的腳,逗得她開心大笑。
tickled with excitement
搔癢感覺C2noun搔癢的感覺
The tickle on her arm made her giggle.
手臂上一陣搔癢感讓她咯咯笑。
a tickle in the throatfeel a tickle

片語

tickle your fancy搔到心癢 →引起某人興趣
tickled pink樂到冒泡 →樂得心花怒放
a tickle in the throat喉嚨癢癢 →喉嚨有點癢想咳嗽
tickle fight互搔大戰 →互相搔癢打鬧遊戲

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'The feather might ___ her nose and make her giggle.' (tickle / tackle)

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tickle

tickle 是「搔癢逗笑」,tackle 是「處理、擒抱」,兩字只差一個母音。

'The tickle on her arm made her giggle.' 這裡的 tickle 是什麼詞性?(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞

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(B)

the 後面接 tickle,用法是名詞,指搔癢的感覺,而非動詞動作。

字族

ticklish 怕癢的;棘手的・tickly 微微發癢的

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