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smart STINGHsmB:t, $smB:rtv [I]to cause someone to feel a stinging pain刺痛My eyes were still smarting from the tear gas the day after the demonstration.示威游行后的第二天，我的眼睛仍因催泪瓦斯而感到刺痛。(fig.) Be nice to Bob--he hasn't stopped smarting from (= being upset about) Mary's criticism of his advertising campaign.对鲍勃好一些----因为玛丽批评他的广告活动他一直感到不快。(fig.) Conservationists are still smarting from their failure to prevent the road being built through ancient woodland.环境保护主义者仍为没能阻止穿越古老森林进行道路建设而感到痛心。(fig.) France are still smarting at their defeat in the European championship by Italy.法国人仍为在欧洲锦标赛中被意大利队打败而耿耿于怀。
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