sting

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n. 叮, 刺痛, 刺激, 讽刺 vt. 叮, 刺痛, 刺激, 使苦恼 vi. 叮, 刺痛

发音

US /ˈstɪŋ/
其它 /ˈstɪŋɡ/

词形变化

stings 复数 stings stang stinged stingest stingeth stinging stings 三单 stung stinging 现在分词 stung 过去式 stang 过去式 stung 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

刺痛;讽刺,刺激;刺毛

动词

刺;驱使;使…苦恼;使…疼痛

动词

刺痛;被刺痛;感到剧痛

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

    Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!

  2. 2.

    A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.

    叮咬

    She died from a bee sting.

  3. 3.

    A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

  4. 4.

    A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.

    That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.

  5. 5.

    A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.

    生物 植物学
  6. 6.

    The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

  7. 7.

    A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.

    政治 法律

    The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.

  8. 8.

    A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.

  9. 9.

    A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.

  10. 10.

    A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.

  11. 11.

    The harmful or painful part of something.

    比喻
  12. 12.

    A goad; incitement.

  13. 13.

    The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

v.
  1. 1.

    To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.

    及物/不及物
  2. 2.

    To puncture with the stinger.

    刺痛

    及物

    A mosquito stung me on the arm.

  3. 3.

    To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).

    比喻 不及物

    My eyes are stinging from the chopped onions.

    My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.

    Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.

  4. 4.

    To cause harm or pain to.

    比喻

    I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!

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词源

From Middle English styng, sting, stynge, stenge, from Old English sting, stincg (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stingaz; possibly also from Old English stynġ, from Proto-Germanic *stungiz.

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