kick against the pricks

hurt oneself by persisting in useless resistance or protest

以卵擊石；螳臂擋車

prick up one's ears

(especially of a horse or dog) make the ears stand erect when on the alert

（尤指馬或狗）警惕地豎起耳朵

a spare prick at a wedding

(Brit. vulgar slang)a person who is out of place or has no role in a particular situation

(英，粗俚)格格不入的人，不合時(shí)宜的人

prick something out

draw a picture or pattern by making small holes in a surface

用刺痕（或刺孔、小圓點(diǎn)）標(biāo)出

he pricked out a rough design with his dagger.

他用匕首戳出一個(gè)粗略的圖案。

plant seedlings in small holes made in the earth

將幼苗移植到小土洞里

he was in the garden pricking out marigolds.

他在花園里把萬壽菊幼苗移植到小土洞里。

prick up (one's) ears

To listen with attentive interest.

專注地聽：以極大的興趣聽