pinprick
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pin·prick /ˈpɪnˌprɪk/ noun [countable] 1 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa very small area or dot of something 极小的范围[点]pinprick of a pinprick of light 一点亮光2. HOLEa very small hole in something, similar to one made by a pin 〔似针刺的〕小孔3 ANNOYsomething that slightly annoys you 小烦恼 These problems were pinpricks compared with what was to come. 这些问题和即将到来的事相比只是小烦恼。
Examples from the Corpus
pinprick• Yet nausea and bone-weariness were mere pinpricks compared to the emotional upheaval she was going through.• More pinpricks of light were moving down there.• Neurological examination showed reduced pinprick sensation in both feet.• Though we may momentarily feel warmth, discomfort or shame, our emotions are rarely more than pinpricks.• And above, the pinpricks of light wheeling on.• Why the pinprick on the left arm?• A thousand pinpricks of scalding steam grew to knife-points and the knives twisted.• The river was alive with pinpricks of light.pinprick of• a pinprick of jealousypin·prick nounChineseSyllable
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pinprick
pin‧prick /ˈpɪnˌprɪk/
noun [countable]
1. a very small area or dot of something
pinprick of
a pinprick of light
2. a very small hole in something, similar to one made by a pin
3. something that slightly annoys you:
These problems were pinpricks compared with what was to come.
pin‧prick /ˈpɪnˌprɪk/
noun [countable]1. a very small area or dot of something
pinprick of
2. a very small hole in something, similar to one made by a pin
3. something that slightly annoys you: