Sting



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.刺痛; 叮螫; n.螫刺
• ［英］ v.刺痛; 叮螫 ( to prick or wound) ;
• ［例］ A bee stang him on the neck.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (stung; stinging)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stingan; akin to Old Norse stinga to sting and probably to Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim
• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to prick painfully: as
    • a. to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process
    • b. to affect with sharp quick pain or smart <hail stung their faces>
  • 2. to cause to suffer acutely <stung with remorse>
  • 3. overcharge, cheat
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to wound one with or as if with a sting
  • 2. to feel a keen burning pain or smart; also to cause such pain
• ? stingingly adverb

II. noun

• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. the act of stinging; specifically the thrust of a stinger into the flesh
  • b. a wound or pain caused by or as if by stinging
• 2. stinger 2
• 3. a sharp or stinging element, force, or quality
• 4. an elaborate confidence game; specifically such a game worked by undercover police in order to trap criminals

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