stab 英 [stæb]   美 [stæb]

stab

stab  英 [stæb] 美 [stæb]

v. 刺;戳;捅  n. 刺;戳;捅;一阵(痛或难受) 

进行时:stabbing  过去式:stabbed  过去分词:stabbed  第三人称单数:stabs  名词复数:stabs 

He was stabbed to death in a racist attack. 他遭到种族主义者的袭击,被刺死了。
She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver. 她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。

  • To stab is to thrust or jab something sharp, the way you stab your sandwich with a toothpick or the way Brutus (and others) stab Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play.
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  • v. 刺;戳;捅
  • n. 刺;戳;捅;一阵(痛或难受)
  • 1. He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.

    他遭到种族主义者的袭击,被刺死了。

  • 2. She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.

    她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。

  • 3. He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest.

    他气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸口。

  • 4. She stabbed the air with her fork.

    她用叉子在空中比画。

  • 5. The pain stabbed at his chest.

    他胸部疼得像刀扎似的。

  • 6. He received several stabs in the chest.

    他胸部被刺了几刀。

  • 7. She died of a single stab wound to the heart.

    她因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。

  • 8. She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.

    她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。

  • 9. a stab of guilt, a stab of fear, a stab of pity, a stab of jealousy

    一阵内疚、恐惧、怜悯、嫉妒等

  • 10. He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it.

    尽管他觉得试题很难,但还是尽力去做了。

  • 11. Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle.

    无数人试图解开这个谜。

  • stab (n.) "wound produced by stabbing," mid-15c., from stab (v.). Meaning "act of stabbing" is from 1520s. Meaning "a try" first recorded 1895, American English. Stab in the back in the figurative sense "treacherous deed" is first attested 1881; the verbal phrase in the figurative sense is from 1888.
  • stab (v.) late 14c., "thrust with a pointed weapon," first in Scottish English, apparently a dialectal variant of Scottish stob "to pierce, stab," from stob (n.), perhaps a variant of stub (n.) "stake, nail," but Barnhart finds this "doubtful." Figurative use, of emotions, etc., is from 1590s. Related: Stabbed; stabbing.
stab / stæb ; NAmE stæb / verb , noun stab stabs stabbed stabbing verb ( -bb- ) 1 [transitive ] stabsb to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into sb, killing or injuring them (用刀等锐器)刺,戳,捅 He was stabbed to death in a racist attack. 他遭到种族主义者的袭击,被刺死了。 She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver. 她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object (用手指或尖物)戳,捅,刺 SYN jab , prod stabsth (at/into/through sth) He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest. 他气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸口。 stabsb/sth (with sth) She stabbed the air with her fork. 她用叉子在空中比画。 stabat/into/through sth ( figurative) The pain stabbed at his chest. 他胸部疼得像刀扎似的。 IDIOM stab sb in the ˈback to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you 在某人背后捅刀子;陷害(或中伤)信任你的人 SYN betray noun 1 an act of stabbingor trying to stabsb/sth; a wound caused by stabbing 刺;戳;捅;刺(或戳、捅)的伤口 He received several stabs in the chest. 他胸部被刺了几刀。 She died of a single stab woundto the heart. 她因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。 2 a sudden sharp pain or unpleasant feeling 突然一阵剧痛(或难受的感觉) She felt a sudden stab of painin the chest. 她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。 a stab of guilt/fear/pity/jealousy, etc. 一阵内疚、恐惧、怜悯、嫉妒等 3 [usually singular ] ( informal) an attempt to do sth 尝试;企图 stab(at sth) He found the test difficult but nevertheless made agood stab atit. 尽管他觉得试题很难,但还是尽力去做了。 stab(at doing sth) Countless people have had a stab atsolving the riddle. 无数人试图解开这个谜。 IDIOM a ˌstab in the ˈback ( informal) an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend 背后捅刀子;对信任你的人的陷害(或中伤) more at dark n. stab / stæb ; NAmE stæb /
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