| 单词 | sting |
| 释义 | sting [stɪŋ] verb (stung, stung) HURT 刺痛 intransitive or transitive ■If an insect, plant or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole under the skin （昆虫、植物或动物）叮，刺，蜇 •Do all types of bee sting?所有种类的蜜蜂都蜇人吗？ •I got stung by a wasp yesterday.我昨天被黄蜂蜇了。 •I didn't see the nettles until I was stung by them.我被荨麻刺到后才看到它们。 intransitive or transitive ■to cause sharp but usually temporary pain 引起刺痛，引起灼痛 •The soap/smoke/sweat stung my eyes.肥皂／烟雾／汗水刺痛了我的双眼。 •This type of disinfectant doesn't sting, even if you put it on a fresh cut.这种消毒药水即使涂在新伤口上也不会有灼痛感。 intransitive or transitive ■If someone's unkind remarks sting you, they make you feel upset and annoyed （伤害人的话）刺痛，使苦恼 •He was stung by her criticisms.他被她的批评指责刺伤了。 •She knew he was right, but his words still stung.她知道他是对的，但他的话仍旧伤害了她。 •She managed to give a stinging reply (= an angry answer intended to upset) , before slamming down the phone.她甩出一句尖刻的回答，然后啪的一声挂断电话。 [stɪŋ] verb (stung, stung)CHARGE 索价 transitive informal ■to charge someone a surprisingly large amount of money for something 向…索要惊人高价；敲诈 •The bank stung me for [stɪŋ] noun HURT 刺痛 countable or only singular ■a sudden burning pain in your eyes, on your skin, etc., or the ability to cause such pain （眼睛、皮肤等的）灼痛，刺痛；蜇 •She had several bee stings.她被蜜蜂蜇了几下。 •the sting of salt in a wound伤口上撒盐引起的灼痛 •Some types of jellyfish have a powerful sting.某些种类的水母蜇人很痛。 only singular ■the feeling of being upset by something 痛苦；刺痛，刺伤；刺激 •the sting of defeat失败的痛苦 countable UK (US stinger) ■a pointed part of an insect, plant or animal that goes through a person's or animal's skin and leaves behind poison （昆虫或动物的）刺，蜇刺，蜇针；（植物的）刺毛 [stɪŋ] noun GETTING STH 偷窃 countable mainly US slang ■a clever and complicated act of stealing 精心设计的偷窃行为 •A bank employee was involved in the sting in which $5 million was stolen.一名银行雇员卷入一宗精心策划的盗窃案，涉案金额达500万美元。 countable mainly US slang ■a police action to catch criminals in which the police pretend to be criminals （警方为抓捕罪犯的）卧底（行动） •a sting operation卧底行动 [stɪŋ] noun have a sting in the/its tail UK ■If something, such as a story or joke, has a sting in the/its tail, it has a surprising or unpleasant part which only becomes clear at the end. （故事、笑话等）结局出人意料，结尾倒人胃口 [stɪŋ] noun take the sting out of sth ■If something takes the sting out of an unpleasant situation, it makes it less unpleasant 减少…的不快 •The new policy of shorter working hours will serve to take the sting out of the pay cut.缩短工时的新政策有助于减少薪酬所带来的不快。 |
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