sting
verb
noun
stɪŋ
verb
1
sting bite
if
an
insect
or
a
plant
stings
you,
it
makes
a
very
small
hole
in
your
skin
and
you
feel
a
sharp
pain
because
of
a
poisonous
substance
A
bee,
wasp,
scorpion,
or
plant
can
you.
For
a
mosquito,
ant,
or
snake,
use
.
蜜蜂、黄蜂、蝎子或植物“蜇”人或“刺”人用 sting; 蚊子、蚂蚁或蛇“咬”人则用 bite。
I,T
He
was
stung
by
a
bee.
他被蜜蜂蜇了。
2
to
make
something
hurt
with
a
sudden
sharp
pain,
or
to
hurt
like
this
（使）刺痛，（使）产生〔短时间的〕剧痛
I,T
Antiseptic
stings
a
little.
消毒剂有点刺痛感。
Chopping
onions
makes
my
eyes
sting.
切洋葱会让我的眼睛感到刺痛。
3
if
you
are
stung
by
a
remark,
it
makes
you
feel
upset
使感到气愤
I,T usually passive 一般用被动态
She
had
been
stung
by
criticism.
批评使她感到很气愤。
sting
sb
into
(doing)
sth
Her
harsh
words
stung
him
into
action.
她严厉的批评刺激他采取了行动。
4
to
charge
someone
too
much
for
something
向〔某人〕索取过高的价钱，在…上敲〔某人的〕竹杠
The
garage
stung
him
for
£300.
汽车修理站敲了他 300 英镑竹杠。
5
to
borrow
money
from
someone
向〔某人〕借钱
Can
I
sting
you
for
a
fiver?
我能跟你借五英镑吗？
noun
6
WOUND
伤（口）
a
wound
or
mark
made
when
an
insect
or
plant
stings
you
刺伤处，蜇伤处
C
a
bee
sting
蜜蜂蜇伤
7
INSECT
昆虫
the
sharp
needle-shaped
part
of
an
insect’s
or
animal’s
body,
with
which
it
stings
you
[英] 刺，螫刺，螫针;
C | BrE AmE
8
PAIN
疼痛
a
sharp
pain
in
your
eyes
or
skin,
caused
by
being
hit,
by
smoke
etc
刺痛，剧痛
singular 单数
She
felt
the
sting
of
tears
in
her
eyes.
她感觉眼睛被泪水刺得发痛。
9
a sting in the tail
if
a
story,
event,
or
announcement
has
a
sting
in
its
tail,
there
is
an
unpleasant
part
at
the
end
of
it
〔指故事、事件、布告等的〕使人不快的结尾
10
the
upsetting
or
bad
effect
of
a
situation
〔某种情况造成的〕不快，痛苦感受
singular 单数
the
sting
of
rejection
遭到拒绝的痛苦
take
the
sting
out
of
sth
(make
something
less
unpleasant
or
painful)
减轻某事的不快程度
She
smiled
to
take
the
sting
out
of
her
words.
她微笑着，使自己的话不至于刺痛别人。
11
CRIME
犯罪
a
clever
way
of
catching
criminals
in
which
the
police
secretly
pretend
to
be
criminals
themselves
〔警方为抓捕犯罪分子而设下的〕圈套
C