Word of the Day : August 7, 2021
pink
发红；刺；刺穿
verb PINK
Definition
1 a : to perforate in an ornamental pattern
在装饰图案上穿孔
b : to cut a saw-toothed edge on
切割锯齿状的边缘
2 a : pierce, stab
刺，刺
b : to wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule
因讽刺、批评或嘲笑而受伤
Examples
"I've pinked myself many times on colorful map pins and been nicked by damaged wire spiral bindings." — Tim Alton, The Indianapolis Business Journal, 23 Aug. 2012
我曾多次被彩色图钉弄伤自己，也曾被损坏的螺旋钢圈划伤。”
"They pinked the edges of embossed wallpaper squares and punched holes in the squares for rings that hold cover and pages intact." — Mary Alice Powell, The Toledo (Ohio) Blade, 8 Feb. 2020
“他们刺穿压花墙纸方形的边缘，在方形上打孔，用完整的环固定封面和页面。”
Did You Know?
The verb pink referring to perforation and piercing is from a Middle English word meaning "to thrust." It dates to the early 16th century whereas the noun referring to the color pink and its related adjective date to the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively.
表示 perforation「穿孔」 和 piercing「刺穿」 的动词 pink 来自中古英语单词，意思是“to thrust「刺」”。 它的历史可以追溯到 16 世纪早期，而指代 pink 的名词及其相关的形容词分别可以追溯到 17 和 18 世纪。
Quiz
Unscramble the letters to create an adjective to describe something notched or toothed on the edge: EETSRAR.
答案：serrate「成锯齿状」
