a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
a stack of hay
Verb:
pile in ricks;
"rick hay"
twist suddenly so as to sprain;
"wrench one's ankle"
"The wrestler twisted his shoulder"
"the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"
"I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
rick的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
But when the smoke cleared for a moment, he was horrified to see, very close to the burning rick, a whole row of wheat-ricks. 可是當煙散開一會兒時
用作動詞 (v.)
A tarpaulin was spread over the hay - rick and firmly lashed down to prevent it blowing off in a high wind. 為防止大風,乾草被堆成小屋形,又在上面蓋上了一塊防水帆布並用繩子緊緊地扎牢。
He ricked his neck while he was playing squash. 他在打回力球時扭傷了脖子。
用作名詞 (n.)
Rick found a sure-enough nickel. 里克發現一個純正的鎳幣。
Rick often watched the boats returning to port in the late afternoon. 瑞克常常看到小船在傍晚回到港口。