crick
crick — 名詞
- cricksingular
- cricksplural
1. a condition in which muscles around the neck, shoulders, or spine suddenly becom
肌肉僵硬
頸部或背部肌肉突然僵硬的狀況
a condition in which muscles around the neck, shoulders, or spine suddenly become painfully tight and limit how freely you can move
After sleeping on a narrow sofa, Ana woke with a painful crick in her neck.
在狹窄的沙發上睡了一晚後，Ana 醒來發現脖子僵硬疼痛。
collocation: a crick in + body part
The old gardener bent too quickly and felt a sharp crick in his lower back.
那位老園丁彎腰彎得太快，頓時感到下背部一陣劇烈僵硬。
countable noun with adjective: sharp crick
A crick in the shoulder made it hard for the carpenter to lift his tools.
肩膀僵硬讓木匠很難把工具舉過頭頂。
A gentle massage helped ease the crick in Mia's neck after her long flight.
輕柔的按摩幫助緩解了 Mia 長途飛行後的脖子僵硬。
The yoga instructor showed Diego stretches to avoid a crick in his back each morning.
瑜伽老師向 Diego 示範每天早上如何做伸展運動，以避免背部僵硬。
verb collocation: avoid a crick / ease a crick
- a crick in the neck
- a crick in the back
- a painful crick
- a sharp crick
- have a crick
- get a crick
- ease a crick
- avoid a crick
文法句型
a crick in + body part
用法筆記
British English speakers sometimes use rick or wrick (as a noun or verb) instead of crick, especially for the neck.
常見錯誤
2. a regional pronunciation of the word creek, heard in many rural communities acro
小溪
美國部分地區對小河流的俗稱
a regional pronunciation of the word creek, heard in many rural communities across America, referring to a narrow stream or very small river
The children spent the afternoon catching frogs in the crick behind their uncle's farm.
孩子們在叔叔農場後方的小溪裡抓了一下午的青蛙。
regional American usage: crick = small stream
A narrow wooden bridge crossed the crick near the old grain mill.
一座狹窄的木橋橫跨在老穀物磨坊附近的小溪上。
In parts of Ohio, locals call every small stream a crick instead of a creek.
在俄亥俄州的某些地方，當地人把每一條小河流都叫做 crick 而不是 creek。
highlights regional variation: crick vs. creek
Old-timers in the Appalachian town still talk about swimming in the crick as children.
阿帕拉契小鎮的老居民仍會談起小時候在小溪裡游泳的情景。
- behind the crick
- cross the crick
- fish in the crick
用法筆記
This pronunciation variant is mainly heard in spoken, informal American English in rural areas of the Midwest and Appalachian regions. It is rarely used in formal writing.
crick — 動詞
- crickpresent simple I / you / we / they
- crickshe / she / it
- crickedpast simple
- cricking-ing form
1. to cause a sudden painful stiffening of the muscles in your neck, back, or shoul
扭傷
扭轉身體部位導致肌肉疼痛僵硬
to cause a sudden painful stiffening of the muscles in your neck, back, or shoulders by twisting or turning too quickly or awkwardly
Omar cricked his neck while twisting around to look at the bird outside the window.
Omar 轉頭看窗外的小鳥時扭到了脖子。
transitive: crick + body part (neck)
The night-shift nurse cricked her back while lifting a heavy patient from the bed.
那位大夜班護士在從床上抬起一位體重較重的病人時閃到了背。
I cricked my shoulder reaching for a book on the top shelf of the library.
我在圖書館伸手去拿高層書架上的一本厚書時扭到了肩膀。
Hiroshi cricked his neck badly during the early morning swim practice and had to stop.
Hiroshi 在清晨游泳訓練時嚴重扭到了脖子，不得不停下來。
adverb collocation: cricked badly
Be careful not to crick your back when you pick up that heavy moving box.
抬起那個沉重的搬家紙箱時要小心別閃到背。
imperative: warning with 'be careful not to'
- crick one's neck
- crick one's back
- crick one's shoulder
- crick badly
文法句型
crick + body part (neck, back, shoulder)
用法筆記
The verb is almost always used transitively with a body part as the direct object (neck, back, shoulder). It is rarely used in formal writing and is more common in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
同根字
- rick名詞C1
- wrick動詞C1