Stab



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 刺伤, 戳
• ［英］ v. 刺伤, 戳 ( to thrust with a pointed weapon)
• ［例］ stab a person with a dagger

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English stabbe
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a wound produced by a pointed weapon
• 2.
  • a. a thrust of a pointed weapon
  • b. a jerky thrust
• 3. effort, try
• 4. a sudden sharp feeling <stabs of regret>

II. verb (stabbed; stabbing)

• Date: 1530
• transitive verb
  • 1. to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed weapon
  • 2. thrust, drive
• intransitive verb
  • to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon
• ? stabber noun

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