| 词汇 | sting |
| 释义 | stingWord family adjectivestingedstinglessstingynounstingerstingingstingbullstinging nettlestingraystingadverbstingingly Insects sting1 /stɪŋ/ ●●○ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stung /stʌŋ/) 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBIHURT/CAUSE PAIN if an insect or a plant stings you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance 刺，蜇，叮 He was stung by a bee. 他被蜜蜂蜇了。 A bee, wasp, scorpion, or plant can sting you. For a mosquito or snake, use bite. ► see thesaurus at bite蜜蜂、黄蜂、蝎子或植物“蜇”人或“刺”人用 sting；蚊子或蛇“咬”人则用 bite。 2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HURT/CAUSE PAIN to make something hurt with a sudden sharp pain, or to hurt like this （使）刺痛，（使）产生〔短时间的〕剧痛 Antiseptic stings a little. 消毒剂稍有刺痛感。 Chopping onions makes my eyes sting. ► see thesaurus at hurt 切洋葱会让我的眼睛感到刺痛。 3 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]UPSET if you are stung by a remark, it makes you feel upset 使感到气愤 5 She had been stung by criticism. 批评使她感到很气愤。 n Their criticism really stung. be stung into (doing) something Her harsh words stung him into action. 她严厉的批评刺激他采取了行动。 n Grammar Sting is usually passive in this meaning, when used as a transitive verb. 4 sting somebody for something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal a) TRICK/DECEIVEto charge someone too much for something 向〔某人〕索取过高的价钱，在…上敲〔某人的〕竹杠 The garage stung him for £300. 汽车修理厂敲了他 300 英镑竹杠。 b) BORROWto borrow money from someone 向〔某人〕借钱 Can I sting you for a fiver? 我能跟你借五英镑吗？ Examples from the Corpus sting for • He dispatched Mercury to Carthage with a stinging message for Aeneas. Examples from the Corpus sting• The paper cut on my finger really stings.• The smoke made our eyes sting.• Though not as deadly as the sea wasp, this jellyfish can cause severe irritation if it stings a human.• Henry was stung by a bee at the picnic.• Returning to the jungle he finds he has to kill Lowery who has been stung by a Varga.• Lathan was stung by the senator's harsh criticism.• Gabby felt tears sting her eyes, suddenly realizing the full force of what was happening.• If it had been anyone but a Ryan ... She felt tears of frustration stinging her eyes.• Cigarette smoke stings my eyes.• The smoke stung my eyes.• He concludes that the mist is a vapor which stings the skin of man.• His cheek stung where his mother had slapped him. be stung into (doing) something• Her harsh words stung him into action.• Besides, I thought it might sting you into giving me something on the Mallenders.• Had they stung Bristol into raising a game dampened by unremitting drizzle they might have suffered more.• It often stings a man into awareness, which is partly why he fears the feminine so much.• Maybe Ray Floyd stung him into action too.• Perhaps he was just young enough to bounce back, perhaps Oasis stung him into action.• The kind of electric jab that stings you into pulling your tentacles back fast.• The two men went out, letting a blast of stinging air into the trailer. Insects, Animals sting2 ●●○ noun 1 wound 伤（口） [countableC]HBIHURT/CAUSE PAIN a wound or mark made when an insect or plant stings you 刺伤处，蜇伤处 a bee sting 蜜蜂蜇伤 2. insect 昆虫 [countableC] British EnglishBrEHBAHBI the sharp needle-shaped part of an insect’s or animal’s body, with which it stings you 刺，螫刺，螫针 SYN American English stinger 3 pain 疼痛 [singular]HURT/CAUSE PAIN a sharp pain in your eyes or skin, caused by being hit, by smoke etc 刺痛，剧痛 She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. 她感觉泪水刺痛了眼睛。 4. a sting in the tail SURPRISEDif a story, event, or announcement has a sting in its tail, there is an unpleasant part at the end of it 〔指故事、事件、声明等的〕使人不快的结尾 Examples from the Corpus a sting in the tail• My stories from Lesbos seemed to carry a sting in the tail for both cultures.• An omelette of rumour, speculation and downright lies, with many a sting in the tail.• But there's a sting in the tail.• And there was a sting in the tail, he warned finally. 5 [singular] the upsetting or bad effect of a situation 〔某种情况造成的〕不快，痛苦感受 the sting of rejection 被拒绝的痛苦 take the sting out of something (=make something less unpleasant or painful) 减轻某事的不快[痛苦]程度 She smiled to take the sting out of her words. 她微笑着，使自己的话不至于那么伤人。 6. crime 犯罪 [countableC] a clever way of catching criminals in which the police secretly pretend to be criminals themselves 〔警察假扮罪犯以诱捕犯罪分子的〕圈套 Examples from the Corpus sting• And not much chance of Fishy learning enough of the local lingo to set up a sting like this.• The bee sting had left a red mark on my arm.• Only afterward, on the hike back to the parking lot, did I begin to feel the sting of Red Disaster.• Walking from the taxi to his apartment, Ross had felt the sting and throb in his face for the first time.• Even ten years later, he felt the sting of the rebuke, the motive for which he still fails to understand.• I had never felt the sting of discrimination before.• I still felt the sting of her slap on my cheek.• Passage of the bill would ease some of the sting that the White House has felt since its initiative failed. bee sting• For most people, the reaction to a bee sting is swelling and pain.• That is only a fraction of the numbers killed by bee stings.• For a human being a wasp or bee sting is always painful, but not necessarily serious.• Fire officials said bee stings and poison oak were the most serious problems. take the sting out of something• Leaders also encourage creativity when they take the sting out of failure. Stingn n1.(1951–) a British songwriter, singer, and actor who used to sing with the pop group The Police until they separated, and has worked successfully on his own since then. His songs include Don’t Stand So Close to Me (1981) and If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (1993). He is also known for his work to protect the environment. His real name is Gordon Sumner. From Longman Business Dictionary stingsting /stɪŋ/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stung /stʌŋ/) → sting somebody for something Old English stingan |
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