| 单词 | prick up |
| 例句 | Mark and Linda sat up at the same time like nervous rabbits, their ears pricking up. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A rumbling motor had my ears pricking up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think you should get to bed early—you’ll need your sleep. Ah”—he stopped, held up a finger, pricking up his right ear— “it’s about to happen.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Instantly the Rottweilers ceased barking and dropped to sitting positions, their black ears pricking up intently. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he could feel sweat pricking up on his forehead. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Without it being mentioned in the script, it was clear that at one point Den was considering an abortion – before her ears pricked up when Damaris mentioned the generous maternity benefits on offer. Have you been watching … Getting On? 2012-11-14T13:27:21Z His shouts and those of companions volleying from one end of the street to the other pricked up the ears of hypervigilant store personnel ready to pounce on infractions. The Cult of the Line: It’s Not About the Merch 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z I think it struck a certain chord and pricked up a lot of people's ears, so I'm grateful for the response it got. Firefly guy 2010-02-26T11:09:00Z “Off book” means with lines memorized: Prewitt recently saw Newman reading as Oedipus and Othello in one-night shows with the audio troupe Lean and Hungry Theater, and his ears pricked up. A switch in roles, from courtroom drama to theater 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z That was when my ears first pricked up to what was going on at the festival. Six Songs of Me: Emily Eavis 2012-08-24T14:14:13Z “Oh, the ‘Nip/Tuck’ guy, that pricked up my ears a little,” Ms. Roberts recalled. Film: Ryan Murphy Directs Julia Roberts in ?Eat Pray Love? 2010-08-06T03:38:00Z At this moment, all English majors, past and present, should feel their ears collectively pricking up, for Byron’s full name was “George Gordon, Lord Byron.” Review | Rachel Hawkins gives the Gothic suspense novel a witty update in ‘The Villa’ 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z His ears pricked up every time he heard news on the radio about the civil rights movement in the US, or the achievements of black boxers like Joe Lewis. The hidden story of African-Irish children 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z That was probably the point at which their ears pricked up. For U.S. Stars in England, There Is Now Only Red and Blue 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z “But a porcupine pricks up as soon as anything brushes against its back.” A lion or a porcupine? Insecurity drives China’s Xi to take on the world. 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z In a quick email response, David simply wrote back, “light triad”? Now myears pricked up. The Light Triad vs. Dark Triad of Personality 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z All are medium-sized, with pricked up ears, short snouts, and curled tails—hallmarks of domestic canines. These may be the world’s first images of dogs—and they’re wearing leashes 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z But when mental health week ticked around this year, ears pricked up. Bitter irony: I wanted to speak out about mental health but my anxiety stopped me | Marian Faa 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Any of these buzzwords are a guarantee to get investors ears pricked up. Clari Scoops $20M Because Mobile Delivers All The Things 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z His ears pricked up at a hint of modernity. Turing was defiant until death 2012-06-22T00:50:22Z This hasn't stopped commercial companies from pricking up their ears. Electrical stimulation of the brain: the benefits of the short, sharp shock 2012-06-02T23:05:13Z He was absorbed in abstruse calculations when Luachan, suddenly pricking up his ears, and impatiently scratching at the door, gave notice that some stranger approached the castle. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z “No, I don’t,” said Boulatoff with a laugh, pricking up his ears. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z “Aha!” nodded the old operator, pricking up his ears with interest. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Do you dance?” cried the boys, pricking up their ears. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z I could never lift my eyes save to the Crystal Palace, crouching, cowering wretchedly among the yellow-grey clouds, pricking up its two round towers like pillars of anxious misery. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z "What salmon was that?" asked the hostess, pricking up her ears. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z “Oh! you rather enjoyed it, did you?” pricking up her ears. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z He was doing everything easy on the front end just pricking up his ears. Noosa Beach's connections say high weight too much to overcome 2011-08-22T04:05:51Z Scarcely had he dozed off when suddenly he sprang to a sitting position, and pricking up his ears, emitted a vicious growl. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z "I did not know that," I said, pricking up my ears. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z "Yes," said the doctor, pricking up his ears. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z "I must!" whispered Maia, pricking up her ears. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z "What is that you say?" cried I, pricking up my ears. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z A jeweler from a nearby booth pricked up her ears. From Junk to Collectible, Shaped by Time and Tide 2010-10-18T19:19:00Z I watch Bennie listen, his eyes closed, his Mohawk like a million antennas pricking up from his head. Jennifer Egan: “Ask Me If I Care.” 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z You can't be calling up Drake out here where any one can be pricking up his ears. Making Money "Ah!" interrupted Mr. Ticks, pricking up his ears. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories "How say you, Master John?" said my father, pricking up his ears. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z A secret, is it?" he exclaimed, pricking up his ears; "you'd best tell it me. Carrots: Just a Little Boy "Oh, yes," said Captain Batsby, pricking up his ears, "I saw a good deal of her." Ayala's Angel Our horses stood like rocks, merely pricking up their ears a little when a louder smash of a branch than usual was heard. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa "Ah, what was that, sir?" asked Mr. Lilburn, pricking up his ears. Elsie at Viamede He was yet a hundred yards distant, when his mustang abruptly paused of his own accord, pricking up his ears as if he scented danger. Through Apache Lands The mare sounded another friendly nicker when arranged beside him, and the black, pricking up his ears sharply, turned to her and proceeded to establish his friendship by licking her. Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance "Eh?" quickly interrupted Quirk, pricking up his ears. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. “We found them in an open road near a bridge―” “A bridge!” interrupted Teddy, pricking up his ears. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out Disappointed she retreated, only to continue, passing restlessly along the row of cottages and pricking up her ears in the direction of the little windows. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 “Probably,” agreed Uncle Teddy, “unless―” “Unless what?” asked Sahwah, pricking up her ears. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Laddie and Carlo, who had followed uninvited, came and stood by the boat, pricking up their ears. The Adventure League He gave her a cold good-morning, and sat in the attitude of a man pricking up his ears as he leaned a little to peer into the ranks of the force ahead. The Rustler of Wind River "Eh?" said the woman, pricking up her ears, as it were. Opportunities It’s a beastly shame,” said Carnaby, evidently pricking up his ears and with a sudden frown that changed his face. Robinetta "Indeed—a messenger?" exclaimed Mary Grey, pricking up her ears. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend Then pricking up his ears again at the end of his soliloquy, he listened and laughed aloud. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska Silently the rats gathered, scurrying in on noiseless paws, stealing into the chairs, swarming about the doorways, pricking up their ears in the corridors. Ghetto Comedies He, poor dog, stood in the wide hall gazing wistfully at the knob, and pricking up his ears whenever sounds of movement in the room aroused his hope of being admitted. Donald and Dorothy "Deer?" echoed the lad, pricking up his ears at once. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies He looked, Daoud thought, like a thoroughbred steed pricking up his ears to a trumpet call. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Thaddeus, eagerly pricking up his ears, devoured the bitter words and digested them in his soul. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 “We shall have the enemy behind us, stirring us up, and we shan’t be able to get on without pricking up the mules and camels.” Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills "I could see them pricking up their ears and looking at each other," went on the Mole; "and the Sergeant said to them, 'Never mind her; she doesn't know what she's talking about.'" The Wind in the Willows She leaned her head over into the street; then, with a miraculous lightness and address, jumped on to the window-sill, pricking up her long-ears, and raising one of her paws. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental "A present?" repeated Plunger, pricking up his ears. The Hero of Garside School "You have!" exclaimed Sam, pricking up his ears. Sam's Chance And How He Improved It Suddenly the dog jumped up, pricking up his ears, and ran out to meet us, while l'Encuerado raised over his head a burning branch to throw a light upon our path. Adventures of a Young Naturalist They did not have a car, but drove an old white horse named Charlie, who was always pricking up his ears at you, hoping you would give him an apple. Frank of Freedom Hill "What was that you said?" asked Martin, pricking up his ears. Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready And, David, you darling! are you pricking up your ears, expecting us to come round to you with some carrots?” Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School Aunt Hill, pricking up her ears, heard the outer door open and the note of a man's voice. Country Neighbors I noticed that Gringalet, instead of gambolling round us as he generally did, remained behind, pricking up his ears, and appearing excessively knowing. Adventures of a Young Naturalist To this day I never hear of some new frontier being developed without pricking up my ears and quivering like a circus horse when he hears a band play. Land of the Burnt Thigh "Mean what, you silly?" replied Catherine, crossly realizing that every girl within hearing distance was pricking up her ears. Judy of York Hill His imagination vexed him, pricking up slumbering lusts of the flesh. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It had a black nose, and black pads to its feet, and a fashion of pricking up its small ears like a dog. A Little Girl of Long Ago "Has he come back?" asked the blacksmith, pricking up his ears. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus The antelope noticed it at once, and, pricking up its ears, began to advance, timidly and slowly, step by step, to see what remarkable phenomenon it could be. The Dog Crusoe and his Master Suddenly, however, pricking up their ears and stretching out their necks, they broke into a gallop. With Axe and Rifle "What is it, father?" asked Percy, pricking up his ears. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret “Oh!” exclaimed Bob, pricking up his ears at the mention of the noted celebrity of the Newgate Calendar. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel At the first thundering report the steeds began to rear and plunge; at the second they grew quite still, alertly pricking up their ears; one or two of the old racers slightly pawed the ground. A Hungarian Nabob "Is my father thinking of buying it?" asked Ralph, pricking up his ears. Grandmother Dear A Book for Boys and Girls Sure enough, my father, pricking up his ears, could hear horses gallopin' down along the road above the sands. Major Vigoureux It gives a fine description of a fellow walking in Spring, and looking here and there, and pricking up his ears, as different birds sing. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 In a week he could watch one without even pricking up his ears. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle We had now reached a low waste of unenclosed land, with sedge and gorse pricking up everywhere through the snow, and with long lines of pollards marking the bed of a frozen stream. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers "Then there are cotton vessels at that port, are there?" asked Christy, pricking up his ears at this suggestion. Stand By The Union Its goalposts pricking up mournfully through the floods were a landmark which the boys recognised with rueful eyes in the midst of the drowned and deformed landscape. Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth "Tell us what?" asked Bab, pricking up her ears at once. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 Anthea had been shaking her head gloomily—now she stopped shaking it so suddenly that it really looked as though she were pricking up her ears. Five Children and It "Do you say that you wish to reward those who helped you obtain it?" asked the stockman, removing his pipe and pricking up his ears. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia There was a visible pricking up of ears as the preacher entered into his subject. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories "That's just what it will be, my dear friend, unless—" "Unless—?" repeated the mulatto, pricking up his ears. The Pilot and his Wife In the hot haze she could just see the two ears of the cathedral pricking up through the blue. Red Pottage "Oh have you," said Mr. Twist, pricking up his ears. Christopher and Columbus "Ho, indeed!" said Mr. G., pricking up his ears and a dangerous light flashing under his eyebrows. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 5, 1892 "There never was such a place for queer noises," said I, pricking up my ears. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 I suppose that in England the people will be pricking up their ears when they learn what we are doing here, and that we shall have plenty of emigrants from home. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts In Great Britain, Norway, to a certain extent in Germany, South America, and even distant Australia, the adventurous and impecunious were pricking up their ears and laying their plans. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado "What's that?" said Sidney, pricking up his ears; "doubled your circulation already?" Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People A young member, pricking up, asked: "Were you in the Serbian retreat, Nurse?" The Pretty Lady The good steed remained silent, only pricking up his ears and peering through the branches as the patrol went clattering by. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession All at once my horse, who was mortally afraid of Indians, began to jump and prance, snorting and pricking up his ears as if an enemy were at hand. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest Fact is, my ears have been pricking up all morning to hear the old bull-whips crack. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West "Ah, did they twitter?" said Mr. Belcovitch, pricking up his ears. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People "What are you saying about me?" asked the seaman, pricking up his ears at the mention of his own name. The Refugees "Now, God's blessing on your honest English voice!" cried the stranger, pricking up his ears at the sound of Alleyne's words. The White Company "What is the news?" said the gossipy tinker, pricking up his ear; "I am a tinker by trade, Middle by name, and come from over against Banbury." Robin Hood The heralds left their pricking up and down, Now ringen trumpets loud and clarion. Ivanhoe Ah, Solomon!" sighed Mrs. Shmendrik, pricking up her ears and interrupting this talk of stocks and stones, "If he'd had a thousand daughters instead of a thousand wives, even his treasury couldn't have held out. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Du Lhut coiled himself into a ball with his pipe between his teeth and dropped into a light sleep, pricking up his ears and starting at the slightest sound from the woods around them. The Refugees It is alike troublesome to both the rider and his beast, - if the latter goes pricking up his ears, and starting all the way at every object which he never saw before. A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy Anthea had been shaking her head gloomily - now she stopped shaking it so suddenly that it really looked as though she were pricking up her ears. Five Children and It Even Gog and Magog have an air of pricking up their ears to hear the footsteps of unseen guests. Anne's House of Dreams And so, half distracted, pricking up her ears at the slightest creak on the stairs, Esther waited for news of her Benjy. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People "How much have you got?" asked the tramp, pricking up his ears. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience The Rat listened, Marco listened, the whole Squad listened, pricking up their ears. The Lost Prince "Hasn't he got a place?" asked the deacon, pricking up his ears. The Cash Boy "No, but I met her on the shore a few nights ago and we scraped an acquaintance," said Anne, pricking up her ears. Anne's House of Dreams "Eh!" said Mr. Mudge, pricking up his ears, "did she say where?" Paul Prescott's Charge "Five thousand dollars!" repeated the superintendent, pricking up his ears. Brave and Bold The Fortunes of Robert Rushton I could see her pricking up her ears again, but she said little this time, and I went on to tell her of Bolton's two talks with me. The Man from the Clouds I can now, Master Pettigrue, smoke my pipe in peace, without pricking up my ears at every chance rumble of a wheel or shout of a village roisterer.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 I had found the day before a bank of crocuses, pale, fragile, lilac-coloured flowers with dark veins, pricking up keenly like myriad little lilac-coloured flames among the grass, under the olive trees. Twilight in Italy "Oh, not a doubt of it," I cried, pricking up my ears. The Possessed (The Devils) "Ha! what say you!" cried the captain, pricking up his ears like a hound who hears a well-known cry; "served, think ye, already?" The Pilot The horse commenced switching his tail to drive them away, pricking up his ears, and snorting with terror. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea Eric interrupted there, having finished his mush and pricking up his cars at the mention of witches. The Little House in the Fairy Wood "Do you mean it is an old beaver-dam destroyed?" asked the captain, pricking up his ears; for he was too familiar with the woods, not to understand the value of such a thing. Wyandotte As there was nothing to do and nothing to fight she sat back on her haunches and waited, pricking up her ears every time Kazan passed her in his mad circuit around the windfall. Kazan Gradually, there awoke an uneasy self-conscious interest as to all matters that concerned her, a mental pricking up of the ears when her name was mentioned. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations "What's that you say?" asked Frank, pricking up his ears at the mention of dogs; for the memory of several recent experiences was fresh in his mind. The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup "See through what?" said the doctor, hastily, pricking up his ears at this, and peering keenly at Melick through his spectacles. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder "A collection taken up for my ward?" repeated Fox, pricking up his ears. Facing the World He was pricking up his ears now to the cries of "Thief—thief!" that had already reach'd the head of the street, and were drawing near. The Splendid Spur "Oh, it's coming," cried Ezekiel, pricking up his ears. Five Little Peppers and their Friends The hares which are not eaten or shot here, stand on their hindlegs, and, pricking up their ears, watch the passer-by with an inquisitive stare without the slightest misgiving. Letters of Anton Chekhov The old gentleman half listened and half dozed, pricking up his ears at some tale of trouble or crime, and almost snoring through politics and finance. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century The lad tightened on the reins ever so little, and the pony pricking up its ears moved away with scarcely a sound, as if realizing that extreme caution were expected of it. The Pony Rider Boys in Montana Or, the Mystery of the Old Custer Trail It did not see the bread, and pricking up its ears it trotted away. Celibates "What was the name?" demanded the reporter, pricking up his ears. Mr. Bingle Once or twice Pegasus stopped and snuffed the air, pricking up his ears, tossing his head, and turning it on all sides, as if he partly suspected some mischief or other. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 "What's that you say his name was?" said Plume, eagerly, pricking up his ears. La Vendée "Is he!" asked the squire, pricking up his ears. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way "What was that?" asked the clerk, pricking up his ears. Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck "Sometimes," answered the boss, pricking up his ears. Courts and Criminals Mechanically the eye fastens on some detail of the declivity, of the ruined ground, on the sparse and shattered stakes pricking up, at the wreckage in the holes. Under Fire: the story of a squad Tell its what? asked Bab, pricking up her cars at once. Under the Lilacs I see the respectable old lady pricking up her ears and getting ready for another season of conversation. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent "Eh, what, missy?" said the Protestant Mr. Hoover, pricking up his ears. Trent's Trust, and Other Stories Every now and then Gizana kept stopping, pricking up his ears, and listening to the hallooing of the beaters. Childhood Others are shapeless larvae of pollution, with dubious items of equipment pricking up, or bits of bone. Under Fire: the story of a squad "That sounds pleasantly," said Cap, pricking up his ears like a dog that hears a distant baying; "it is the surf on the shores of your lake, I suppose?" Pathfinder; or, the inland sea What! you have six hundred thousand francs!" exclaimed Latournelle, pricking up his ears as Dumay let fall the words; "and you allow these ladies to live as they do! Modeste Mignon The horse, instinctively sagacious in avoiding danger, shrinks back in alarm from the least of these chasms, pricking up his ears, snorting and pawing, until permitted to turn away. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West |
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