tickle

verb

/ˈtɪkl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tickle	/ˈtɪkl/ /ˈtɪkl/
he / she / it tickles	/ˈtɪklz/ /ˈtɪklz/
past simple tickled	/ˈtɪkld/ /ˈtɪkld/
past participle tickled	/ˈtɪkld/ /ˈtɪkld/
-ing form tickling	/ˈtɪklɪŋ/ /ˈtɪklɪŋ/

Idioms

[transitive, intransitive] tickle (somebody/something) to move your fingers on a sensitive part of somebody’s body in a way that makes them laugh呵痒；胳肢
- The bigger girls used to chase me and tickle me.比我高大的女孩过去总是追赶着胳肢我。
- I tickled his feet with a feather.我用羽毛搔他的脚。
- Stop tickling!别胳肢了！
[transitive, intransitive] tickle (something) to produce a slightly uncomfortable feeling in a sensitive part of the body; to have a feeling like this（使）发痒
- His beard was tickling her cheek.他的胡须扎得她的面颊痒痒的。
- My throat tickles.我嗓子发痒。
- a tickling cough痒咳
[transitive] to please and interest somebody逗乐；使高兴；使感兴趣；使满足
- tickle somebody/something to tickle somebody’s imagination满足某人的想象力
- tickle somebody to do something I was tickled to discover that we'd both done the same thing.我高兴地发现我俩在做同样的事。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘be delighted or thrilled’): perhaps a frequentative of the verb tick, or an alteration of Scots and dialect kittle ‘to tickle’.

Idioms

be tickled pink

(informal) to be very pleased高兴极了；非常开心
- She was tickled pink to be given flowers.她非常高兴收到鲜花。
Topics Feelingsc2

tickle somebody’s fancy

(informal) to please somebody使觉得好玩；使开心
- See if any of these tickle your fancy.看看这里面是否有你喜欢的。
- If you see something that tickles your fancy, I’ll buy it for you.如果你看到让你喜欢的东西，我就给你买。

tickle

noun

/ˈtɪkl/

[usually singular]Idioms

an act of tickling somebody呵痒；胳肢
- She gave the child a little tickle.她轻轻地胳肢孩子。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + tickle
- give somebody/something
- feel
a slightly uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body痒；痒感
- to have a tickle in your throat (= that makes you want to cough)喉咙里发痒
Collocations Dictionary
verb + tickle
- give somebody/something
- feel

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘be delighted or thrilled’): perhaps a frequentative of the verb tick, or an alteration of Scots and dialect kittle ‘to tickle’.

Idioms

slap and tickle

(British English, old-fashioned, informal) enthusiastic kissing and cuddling between lovers（情人之间的）拥抱亲吻