English Dictionary

prick up

動詞

耳

(of the ears) to rise and become more alert / (of the ears) to raise / (plastering) To apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.

日本語の意味

耳がピクッと立ち、注意が高まる状態になる（例：音に敏感になって耳を立てる） / 耳を持ち上げる、またはピクッと反応する状態になる / （建築・石膏塗布において）下塗りとしてプラスターを塗り、仕上げ用の平滑な面を作る

At the faint rustle in the grass, the rabbit's ears prick up, alert to any danger.

草むらのかすかな物音に、ウサギは耳をピンと立てて危険に敏感になる。

意味（1）

(of the ears) to rise and become more alert

意味（2）

(of the ears) to raise

意味（3）

(plastering) To apply an undercoat of plaster in order to create a smooth surface for the final coat.

Either the rubble-wall builder, be he bricklayer or mason, must acquire much of the skill of the plasterer, or the plasterer must learn to pack up brick or stone rubble into the form of a wall, and to give more effect to the mortar with which he plasters, than when he pricks up against a lathed partition or ceiling, or renders the face of a brick wall;

pricks up （ present singular third-person ）

pricking up （ participle present ）

pricked up （ participle past ）

pricked up （ past ）