在英语口语会话中,pins and needles 被用来形容身体某个部位像被无数根针尖轻轻触及一样 发麻,有针刺感。在描述这个感觉时,大家一般说: I have pins and needles. 我身体局部发麻。
一般情况下,发麻这个症状是因为身体的某个部位长期不活动或用过度而产生的一种感觉,过一段时间就会慢慢消失。假如这种感觉持续,则应该准时就诊。
例句
If you have pins and needles, you should try walking for a few minutes to get rid of them.
假如你的身体发麻,那应该试着走几分钟,活动活动,丢掉这种感觉。
Ive been writing for too long and now I have pins and needles in my hand.
我已经写了太长期了,目前两只手都发麻了。
He hates it when he gets pins and needles after sitting for a long while. For example, he gets it often at work because he sits at his desk all day.
他非常讨厌久坐后而身体发麻的感觉。譬如,他上班时常常有这种感觉,由于一整天都得坐在桌子前面。