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 English
tickleother
=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.

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