tingle

/ˈtɪŋɡl/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɪŋɡəl] /ˈtɪŋɡl/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈɪŋɡəl] /ˈtiŋ-gəl How to pronounce tingle (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɪŋɡəl] /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/ (ame, ipa)

tingle — 動詞

  • tinglepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • tingleshe / she / it
  • tingledpast simple
  • tingling-ing form

1. If a part of your body tingles, it feels lightly prickly or numb, as if many tin

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

發麻；刺癢

皮膚像被細針輕刺般發麻

If a part of your body tingles, it feels lightly prickly or numb, as if many tiny touches were landing on it very quickly.

例句

After the dentist's injection, Kenji's lip began to tingle for an hour.

看完牙後打完麻醉針，Kenji的嘴唇發麻了將近一小時。

[body part] + begin to tingle

Heather's fingers tingled when she came back inside from the snow.

Heather從雪地回到屋裡時，手指一陣刺癢發麻。

tingle after cold exposure

同義詞
  • prickle

    usually sounds sharper and more needle-like than tingle

  • sting

    more painful and sudden; tingle is milder and can be pleasant

  • numb

    means feeling is fading away, not actively buzzing on the skin

文法句型

[body part] + tingle

tingle from [cause]

feel + body part + tingle

用法筆記

The subject is usually a body part, or the sentence names the body part after feel. Cold, pressure, or blood returning after numbness often causes this sense. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense describes the feeling itself, not the thing producing it.

常見錯誤

❌My hand is tingling me.
✅My hand is tingling.
💡this sense is intransitive unless something causes the feeling.

2. If excitement, fear, or pride makes you tingle, the feeling seems to run vividly

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

悸動

因興奮或害怕而全身微顫

If excitement, fear, or pride makes you tingle, the feeling seems to run vividly through your whole body.

例句

Asher tingled with excitement when the stadium lights suddenly came on.

體育館的燈突然亮起時，Asher因興奮而心裡一陣悸動。

tingle with [emotion]

Sirin tingled at the thought of seeing the northern lights in person.

一想到能親眼看到極光，Sirin就感到一陣悸動。

tingle at the thought of [something]

同義詞
  • thrill

    usually sounds stronger and more openly joyful than tingle

  • quiver

    focuses more on visible shaking than on the inner feeling

  • shiver

    often means a physical shake from cold or fear, not a light wave of emotion

文法句型

tingle with [emotion]

tingle at the thought of [something]

feel oneself tingle with [emotion]

用法筆記

Most often used with with plus the emotion, or with at the thought of something. Unlike sense 1, the feeling comes from excitement or fear rather than touch, cold, or pressure.

常見錯誤

❌I was tingling of excitement.
✅I was tingling with excitement.
💡use with before the emotion.

3. To tingle a part of your body is to make it feel lightly sharp, cool, or full of

3.動詞及物C1
釋義

使發麻

讓皮膚產生輕微刺麻感

To tingle a part of your body is to make it feel lightly sharp, cool, or full of many small quick pricks.

例句

The icy stream tingled João's ankles as he crossed the rocks.

João踩著石頭過河時，冰冷溪水讓他的腳踝一陣發麻。

[thing] + tingle + body part

A strong mint gum tingled Brian's tongue for several minutes.

那顆很強的薄荷口香糖讓Brian的舌頭發麻了好幾分鐘。

tingle + object + for + time

同義詞
  • stimulate

    broader and more formal; not limited to a light skin sensation

  • prickle

    often suggests a sharper, less pleasant effect than tingle

反義詞
  • soothe

    to calm the skin instead of waking it up with a prickly feeling

文法句型

tingle + body part

[thing] + tingle + body part

tingle + object + for + time

用法筆記

The subject is usually something like cold air, mint, water, or a lotion, and the object names the body part affected. This transitive sense is less common than sense 1, and many speakers instead use make plus body part plus tingle.

常見錯誤

❌The cream tingled on my skin.
✅The cream tingled my skin.' / 'The cream made my skin tingle.
💡this sense needs an object naming the body part.

tingle — 名詞