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美 [stɪŋ]英 [stɪŋ]
  • v.刺;蜇;叮;使不安;激怒;(使)感觉刺痛,感觉灼痛;对(某人)敲竹杠
  • n.(植物的)刺,刺毛;(昆虫的)螫针,刺;(身体或心灵的)剧痛,痛苦;蜇伤;圈套;刺伤;叮伤;骗局,诡计

复数: stings 过去式: stung 现在分词: stinging 过去分词: stung 第三人称单数: stings

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verb

【不规则形式】stung stung
1

刺;蜇;叮
to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain

I was stung on the arm by a wasp.

我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。

Be careful of the nettles─they sting!

小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺!

2

(使)感觉刺痛,感觉灼痛
to feel, or to make sb feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body

I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.

我在割破的地方抹了点抗菌剂,一时间十分刺痛。

My eyes were stinging from the smoke.

烟熏得我眼睛疼。

Tears stung her eyes.

她流泪流得眼睛疼。

3

激怒;使不安
to make sb feel angry or upset

He was stung by their criticism.

他们的批评使他心烦意乱。

Their cruel remarks stung her into action.

他们伤人的话激怒了她,使她不得不采取行动。

They launched a stinging attack on the government.

他们对政府进行了猛烈的抨击。

4

对(某人)敲竹杠;敲诈;欺诈
to charge sb more money than they expected; to charge sb who did not expect to pay

I got stung for a £100 meal.

我挨宰了,一顿饭吃了100英镑。

5

向某人借钱
to borrow money from sb

noun

1

(昆虫的)螫针,刺;(植物的)刺,刺毛
the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound

the sting of a bee

蜜蜂的螫针

The scorpion has a sting in its tail.

蝎子尾巴上有螫针。

2

刺伤;蜇伤;叮伤
a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you

A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.

被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼,但未必碍事。

3

(身体或心灵的)剧痛,痛苦
any sharp pain in your body or mind

the sting of salt in a wound

伤口上撒盐引起的剧痛

He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult) .

他冲她微微一笑,想使他的话不至于刺痛她。

4

(警察为抓捕罪犯而设的)圈套
a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals

a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit

在底特律设圈套抓捕海洛因贩子的行动

5

(罪犯诈骗钱财的)骗局,诡计
a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money

习语

an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it

These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.以上各词均可指身体部位感到疼痛。

(of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain指(身体部位)感到疼痛、(某一动作)引起疼痛:

My feet hurt.

我脚疼。

Ouch! That hurt!

哎哟!好疼!

to feel a continuous dull pain指疼痛、隐痛:

I'm aching all over.

我周身疼痛。

(of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful指(身体部位)火辣辣地痛、发烫:

Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.

空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。

to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain指(使)身体部位感觉刺痛、灼痛:

My eyes were stinging from the smoke.

烟熏得我眼睛痛。

(of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there指(身体部位)感到刺痛:

The cold air made her face tingle.

冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。

(of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats指(身体部位)有规律地抽动、抽痛:

His head throbbed painfully.

他的头一抽一跳地痛。

sting

频次

  • 1
    VERB 刺;叮;蜇
    If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain.

    The nettles stung their legs...

    荨麻扎了他们的腿。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (昆虫、动物的)螫刺,螫针,刺
    The sting of an insect or animal is the part that stings you.

    Remove the bee sting with tweezers.

    用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 刺伤;叮伤;蜇痛
    If you feel a sting, you feel a sharp pain in your skin or other part of your body.

    This won't hurt — you will just feel a little sting.

    这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。

  • 4
    V-ERG (使)感到刺痛;(使)感到灼痛
    If a part of your body stings, or if a substance stings it, you feel a sharp pain there.

    His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind...

    刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。

  • 5
    VERB (言谈)刺痛,刺伤,惹恼
    If someone's remarks sting you, they make you feel hurt and annoyed.

    He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him...

    他是个敏感的小伙子,有些批评刺痛了他。

  • ...a stinging attack on the government's economic policy.

    对政府经济政策的犀利抨击

  • 7
    N-COUNT (警方为抓捕罪犯精心设计的)圈套
    A sting is a clever secret plan carried out by the police in order to catch criminals.

    The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.

    警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。

  • 8
    PHRASE 煞风景的结局;令人不愉快的结尾
    If an announcement or decision has a sting in the tail or a sting in its tail, it contains a critical and unpleasant part, normally at the end.

  • 9
    PHRASE 减少麻烦;减轻不愉快
    If something takes the sting out of a situation, it makes it less unpleasant.

noun

1
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonym: bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con confidence trick confidence game con game gyp hustle flimflam
2
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonym: bite insect bite
3
a mental pain or distress
a pang of conscience
Synonym: pang
4
a kind of pain;something as sudden and painful as being stung
the sting of death
he felt the stinging of nettles
Synonym: stinging

verb

1
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
Synonym: stick
2
deliver a sting to
A bee stung my arm yesterday
Synonym: bite prick
3
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
His remark stung her
4
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
The sun burned his face
Synonym: bite burn
5
cause a stinging pain
The needle pricked his skin
Synonym: prick twinge

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Be careful of the nettles ─ they sting !

    小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺!

  2. Do you want this anemone to sting you ?

    你想让这个海葵刺疼你吗?

  3. He smiled at her , trying to take the sting out of his words .

    他冲她微微一笑,想使他的话不至于刺痛她。

  4. The novel is a stinging satire on American politics .

    这部小说是对美国政治的尖锐讽刺。

  5. I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment .

    我在割破的地方抹了点抗菌剂,一时间十分刺痛。

  6. I got stung for a £ 100 meal .

    我挨宰了,一顿饭吃了100英镑。

  7. A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious .

    被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼,但未必碍事。

  8. My eyes were stinging from the smoke .

    烟熏得我眼睛痛。

  9. My eyes were stinging from the smoke .

    烟熏得我眼睛疼。

  10. Their cruel remarks stung her into action .

    他们伤人的话激怒了她,使她不得不采取行动。

  11. Tears stung her eyes .

    她流泪流得眼睛疼。

  12. I was stung on the arm by a wasp .

    我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。

  13. The scorpion has a sting in its tail .

    蝎子尾巴上有螫针。

  14. He was silenced by her stinging rebuke .

    她的尖锐批评使他哑口无言。

  15. Never put any essential oils near the eyes . They are very strong and could sting

    千万不要将任何精油抹到眼睛周围。它们有很强的刺激性,可能会使眼睛产生刺痛感。

  16. This won 't hurt — you will just feel a little sting .

    这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。

  17. The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns .

    警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。

  18. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would .

    如他所愿,这句带刺的话刺痛了她。

  19. The stinging nettle has a square stem and little hairs .

    荨麻长有四方茎和细小茸毛。

  20. The November air stung my cheeks , a harbinger of winter .

    11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊,预示着冬天就要来临。

  21. He 's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him

    他是个敏感的小伙子,有些批评刺痛了他。

  22. The stinging slap almost caught his face

    那狠狠的一巴掌差点搧在他脸上。

  23. This type of bee rarely stings .

    这种蜜蜂很少蜇人。

  24. She burst into tears , stung by the harshness of his words .

    他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。

  25. Stung by recent publicity , the Home Office now seems to be trying to brazen this issue out .

    在最近的公众舆论刺激下,内政部现在似乎想要把这个问题硬撑下去。

  26. On September 24 , he wrote a stinging denunciation of his critics

    9月24号,他写了一篇痛斥那些批评者的措词强烈的文章。

  27. Sprays can sting sensitive skin .

    这些喷剂会使敏感肌肤感到刺痛。

  28. A stinging slap across the face jolted her

    火辣辣的一巴掌打在脸上,她惊呆了。

  29. His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind

    刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。

  30. Remove the bee sting with tweezers .

    用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。

  • 短语动词
  • 习语

以下资源来自牛津词典

sting sb for sth

向某人借钱
to borrow money from sb

n.

a sting in the tail

煞风景的结局
an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it