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单词 sting
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sting

verb
/stɪŋ/
/stɪŋ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sting
/stɪŋ/
/stɪŋ/
he / she / it stings
/stɪŋz/
/stɪŋz/
past simple stung
/stʌŋ/
/stʌŋ/
past participle stung
/stʌŋ/
/stʌŋ/
-ing form stinging
/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
  1. [transitive, intransitive] sting (somebody/something) (of an insect or plant) to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain刺；蜇；叮
    • 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！
    Topics Health problemsb2, Insects, worms, etc.b2
  2. [intransitive, transitive] to feel, or to make somebody feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body（使）感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛
    • 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。
    • sting something Tears stung her eyes.她流泪流得眼睛疼。
    Synonyms hurthurtache ▪ burn ▪ sting ▪ tingle ▪ itch ▪ throbThese are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
    • My feet hurt.我脚疼。
    • Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！
    ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
    • I’m aching all over.我周身疼痛。
    burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
    • 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。
    sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
    • My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛疼。
    tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
    • The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
    itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
    • I itch all over.我浑身痒。
    • Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？
    throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
    • His head throbbed painfully.他的头一抽一跳地痛。
    Patterns
    • your eyes hurt/​ache/​burn/​sting/​itch
    • your skin hurts/​burns/​stings/​tingles/​itches
    • your flesh hurts/​burns/​stings/​tingles
    • your head hurts/​aches/​throbs
    • your stomach hurts/​aches
    • to really hurt/​ache/​burn/​sting/​tingle/​itch/​throb
    • to hurt/​ache/​sting/​itch badly/​a lot
    • It hurts/​stings/​tingles/​itches.
  3. [transitive] to make somebody feel angry or upset激怒；使不安
    • sting somebody He was stung by their criticism.他们的批评使他心烦意乱。
    • They launched a stinging attack on the government.他们对政府进行了猛烈的抨击。
    • sting somebody to/into something Their cruel remarks stung her into action.他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她采取了行动。
    • sting somebody into doing something He was stung into answering in his defence.他被激怒了，不得不作出回应为自己辩护。
    Extra Examples
    • He was stung into making a cheap retort.他被激怒了才反唇相讥。
    • Taunts from the fans stung him into his best performance of the season.球迷的嘲讽让他打出了本赛季最好的表现。
    Topics Feelingsc2
  4. [transitive, often passive] sting somebody (for something) (informal) to charge somebody more money than they expected; to charge somebody who did not expect to pay对（某人）敲竹杠；敲诈；欺诈
    • I got stung for a £100 meal.我挨宰了，一顿饭吃了 100 英镑。
    • How much did they sting you for?他们骗了你多少钱？
  5. sting somebody for something (British English, informal) to borrow money from somebody向某人借钱
    • Can I sting you for a couple of pounds?我可以蜇你几磅吗？
    6. Word OriginOld English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.

sting

noun
/stɪŋ/
/stɪŋ/
 Idioms
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    (North American English also stinger)
     [countable] the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound（昆虫的）螫针，刺；（植物的）刺，刺毛
    • 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。
    • The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子的螫针可以致命。
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • nasty
    • painful
    • sharp
    • …
    verb + sting
    • have
    • get
    • give somebody
    • …
  2. [countable] a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you刺伤；蜇伤；叮伤
    • 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。
    Extra Examples
    • She's allergic to bee stings.她对蜜蜂螫伤过敏。
    • You can get a nasty sting from a jellyfish.你可能会被水母狠狠地蛰一下。
    Topics Health problemsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • nasty
    • painful
    • sharp
    • …
    verb + sting
    • have
    • get
    • give somebody
    • …
  3. [countable, uncountable] any sharp pain in your body or mind（身体或心灵的）剧痛，痛苦
    • the sting of salt in a wound伤口上撒盐引起的剧痛
    • There was a sting of sarcasm in his voice.他的声音里带着一丝讽刺。
    • She felt the sting of tears in her eyes.她感觉眼睛被泪水刺得发痛。
    • 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。
    • the hot sting of tears泪水引起的火辣辣的刺痛
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hot
    • sharp
    verb + sting
    • feel
  4. [countable] a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals（警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套
    • The FBI conducted a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit.联邦调查局设了圈套在底特律抓捕海洛因贩子。
    • She was arrested in an undercover sting operation.她被秘密诱捕。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • undercover
    • FBI
    • police
    • …
    verb + sting
    • mount
    • set up
    • be arrested in
    • …
    sting + noun
    • operation
  5. [countable] (especially North American English) a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money（罪犯诈骗钱财的）骗局，诡计
    6. Word OriginOld English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.
Idioms
a sting in the tail
  1. (informal) an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and makes it less good, successful, etc. 煞风景的结局
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