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| 1 | mainly literary a sudden feeling of pain 刺痛 | +of He felt a stab of pain from his wounded leg. 他感到他受伤的腿一阵刺痛。 | | | 1a | a sudden feeling of a negative emotion 一阵突然的负面感情 | | +of a stab of jealousy/fear/disappointment 一阵突如其来的妒忌/恐惧/失望 | | |
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| 2 | an act of stabbing 刺；戳；捅；扎 | a stab wound 刺伤 | |
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| 3 | informal an attempt to do something , especially when you have no experience of doing it （尤指没有经验时的）试图，尝试 | There have been stabs at regulating Web content. 曾经尝试过规范网络内容。 | | have/make/take a stab at sth They decided to take a stab at fixing the car themselves. 他们决定试着自己修车。 | |
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| - | a stab in the back
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| behaviour that is unkind and not loyal , especially from someone you trusted |
| 背叛行为；背后中伤 |
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| - | a stab in the dark
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| a guess or attempt that is not based on knowledge or experience and is very likely to be wrong or to fail |
| 毫无把握的猜测（或尝试） |
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