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单词 pinprick
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pinprick
noun[Cusually plural]
uk
/ˈpɪn.prɪk/us
/ˈpɪn.prɪk/

pinpricknoun[C usually plural](HOLE/PAIN)

a verysmallholein something where apinorneedlehas beenpushedinto it, or asuddenpainwhere apinorneedlehas beenpushedintoyourskin:
针刺孔，小孔；（针等物体刺入皮肤时所造成的）刺痛感
There was a pinprick on hisarm.他的左臂有一个针孔。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Holes, hollows and dips
  • anti-crack
  • aperture
  • blistered
  • chink
  • cranny
  • cratering
  • dint
  • escape hatch
  • gouge
  • hollow
  • imprint
  • intake
  • interstice
  • leak
  • leaky
  • nook
  • nooks and cranniesidiom
  • piercing
  • tear
  • void
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Pain & painful

pinpricknoun[C usually plural](SMALL AMOUNT)

a verysmallamountof something,especiallylight:
极少量（尤指轻的某物）
Thedarknesswasbrokenby theoddpinprick oflight.奇怪的少许亮光打破了黑暗。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
  • by a noseidiom
  • clipping
  • crumb
  • dab
  • dash
  • dollop
  • grain
  • hint
  • oddments
  • paring
  • peewee
  • pinch
  • potsherd
  • skinny
  • spark
  • swatch
  • tad
  • thimbleful
  • tidbit
  • tiddler
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Quantities & units of light

pinpricknoun[C usually plural](PROBLEM)

something that isslightlyannoyingfor ashorttime:
小烦恼
You have toignorethe pinpricks and just get on with thejob.你必须放下那些烦心小事，只管继续工作。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inconvenience
  • aggravation
  • aggro
  • awkward
  • bore
  • bother
  • bulky
  • disturbance
  • drag
  • have fun and gamesidiom
  • imposition
  • inconvenience
  • inconvenient
  • inconveniently
  • palaver
  • pisser
  • putsomethingout
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • storm
  • tempest
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(Definition ofpinprickfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpinprick

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Things that were previously acceptable as nuisances or pinpricks no longer are.
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I do not think there is any real defence to be advanced for these detailed pinpricks and restrictions.
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There are so many pinpricks which could so easily be eliminated if the regulations were interpreted with a little more human understanding and generosity.
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The big disputes can wait a little longer, but most of the unofficial pinpricks need to be settled speedily, on the spot.
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If the men continually have grievances and suffer from these pinpricks, of course it is psychological.
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One by one the various sanctions could be removed so that irritating pinpricks on industrial relations would not last for ever in the shipping industry.
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We have attempted with this order to relieve one of the pinpricks and administrative burdens.
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There are the large damaging influences and there are also the small pinpricks which can be equally destructive of the structure of our rural community.
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Sanctions, to me, seem to be merely a sort of international policy of pinpricks.
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I believe that the removal of the pinpricks today is no longer enough, and that is the tragedy.
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A man may find his life's work in the future, instead of being one of glory and pleasure, one of discomfort and pinpricks.
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What were the pinpricks which we could have avoided?
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We have not pursued a policy of pinpricks.
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I want to be assured that this provision will not mean more pinpricks for the junior hospital doctor.
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Many of them are passed over by saying that they are mere pinpricks or very simple injections.
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