"pinprick" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 針刺
• 微小刺痛

Definition

由針之類物品造成的極小孔或輕微刺痛感；也用來形容非常小或微不足道的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於形容針或小物品造成的細小孔洞或輕微刺痛。既可指實際感受，也可用於比喻微小或不重要之物。

Examples

I felt a pinprick on my finger when I touched the needle.

我碰到針時手指感覺到一個**針刺**。

There was a tiny pinprick of blood on his arm.

他的手臂上有一小點**針刺**的血。

The light looked like a pinprick in the dark sky.

那束光在黑暗的天空中像一個**針刺**。

After the shot, all I felt was a little pinprick, nothing more.

打完針後，我只感覺到一點**針刺**，沒什麼別的。

Don’t worry, the pain will just be a quick pinprick.

別擔心，疼痛只是個短暫的**針刺**。

At night, the stars are just tiny pinpricks of light overhead.

夜晚，星星像頭頂上的一個個微小的**針刺**光點。