tickle
🇬🇧 UK/'tikl/🇺🇸 US
B2
Definitions
v.
To touch someone lightly in a way that causes laughter or twitching; to amuse or appeal to.
胳肢,使发痒;逗乐,取悦
n.
The act or sensation of being tickled; an itchy or tingling feeling.
胳肢,痒的感觉
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishtickleother
=tickle
Common Collocations
- 1.tickle someone's fancy引起某人的兴趣
- 2.tickle pink使某人非常高兴
- 3.[tickle someone's ribs]逗某人大笑
- 4.tickle a sense of humor触动幽默感
Example Sentences
- 1.
The child burst into giggles when her father started to tickle her feet.
- 2.
The comedian's clever wordplay never fails to tickle the audience.
- 3.
Something in the dusty room made his nose tickle and he sneezed loudly.