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| 1 | the pain you feel when an insect , animal , or plant stings you , or the mark on your body where this happens 刺痛；螫痛；刺（或螫）伤处 | He had a nasty wasp sting on his leg. 他的腿上有一处严重的黄蜂螫伤。 | | How do you treat bee stings? 你怎么治疗蜜蜂螫伤？ | | | 1a | the sharp part of an insect’ s or animal’ s body that it can push into your skin 螫针；刺针 | | |
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| 2 | a sudden pain or uncomfortable feeling 刺痛；剧痛 | She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. 她哭得眼睛痛。 | |
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| 3 | informal a trick prepared by the police to catch criminals （警察为抓住罪犯而设计的）圈套，骗局 |
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| - | a sting in the tail
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| something unpleasant that comes with something that seems to be pleasant |
| 令人不快的结尾 |
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| - | take the sting out of sth
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| to make something less unpleasant |
| 减轻某事引起的不快 |
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