sting
- IPA[stɪŋ]
英式
- a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.；any of a number of minute hairs or other organs of plants, jellyfishes, etc., which inject a poisonous or irritating fluid when touched
- wound or pierce with a sting；feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation
verb: sting, 3rd person present: stings, gerund or present participle: stinging, past tense: stung, past participle: stung
noun: sting, plural noun: stings
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名詞
- 1. a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
- ▪ any of a number of minute hairs or other organs of plants, jellyfishes, etc., which inject a poisonous or irritating fluid when touched a nettle-like plant with no sting
- ▪ a wound from a sting a wasp or bee sting 同義詞
- ▪ a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation she felt the sharp sting of tears behind her eyelids 同義詞
- ▪ a hurtful quality or effect I recalled the sting of his betrayal she smiled to take the sting out of her words 同義詞
- 2. informal a carefully planned operation, typically one involving deception five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared in a police sting 同義詞
動詞
- 1. wound or pierce with a sting he was stung by a jellyfish a nettle stings if you brush it lightly 同義詞
- ▪ feel or cause to feel a sharp tingling or burning pain or sensation her eyes stung as if she might cry again the brandy stung his throat 同義詞
- ▪ (typically of something said) hurt or upset (someone) stung by her mockery, Frank hung his head 同義詞
- ▪ provoke someone to do (something) by causing annoyance or offence he was stung into action by an article in the paper 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. informal swindle or exorbitantly overcharge (someone) I had to buy some boxer shorts at the last minute and got stung for £42.50! 同義詞
- past and past participle of sting
Oxford American Dictionary
- past and past participle of sting
Oxford Dictionary
- a wound from the sting of a bee: those who are allergic to bee stings may have an adverse reaction to pollen
Oxford Dictionary
- a wound from the sting of a bee: those who are allergic to bee stings may have an adverse reaction to pollen
Oxford American Dictionary
- an unexpected, typically unpleasant or problematic end to something
Oxford American Dictionary
- an unexpected, typically unpleasant or problematic end to something
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a woman's lips) full, red, and pouting.
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a woman's lips) full, red, and pouting.
Oxford Dictionary
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美式
- a small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, ...
- wound or pierce with a sting: he was stung by a jellyfish a nettle stings if you brush it lightly
Oxford American Dictionary
