sting

[stiŋ]

vt.刺痛, 使苦恼, 欺诈
vi.叮, 刺痛
n.刺, 刺痛, 讽刺

vt.

1. 刺, 螫, 叮

A bee stung him on the back.

一只蜜蜂螫了他的背。

2. 刺痛, 使疼痛

The smoke stung my eyes.

烟薰得我眼睛痛。

3. (心灵, 感情上的)刺痛, 伤害

Their ridicule stung him into making a sharp reply.

他们的嘲弄刺激他作出了尖刻的回答。

His words stung her.

他的话刺痛了她。

4. 刺激使做; 驱使

They used to sting their clients.

他们过去常诈骗客户。

5. 【口】敲……的竹杠, 骗[(+for)]

vi.

1. 刺, 叮

Bees do not normally sting without being provoked.

如果没有人惹它, 蜜蜂通常是不螫人的。

2. 被刺痛, 感到灼痛

My eyes are stinging from the smoke.

我的眼睛被烟薰痛。

n.

1. 螫针; (植物的)刺毛[C]

Be careful. The insect has stings.

当心, 这昆虫有刺。

2. 刺, 刺痛[C]

The football team felt the sting of defeat.

足球队尝到了失败的痛楚。

He felt a sting in the elbow.

他感到肘部一阵刺痛。

3. (话中的)刺; 讽刺, 挖苦; 刺激性[S]

Her words have a sting in them.

她话中带刺。

词形变化

副词: stingingly | 动词过去式: stung | 动词过去分词: stung | 动词现在分词: stinging | 动词第三人称单数: stings |

词义辨析

同义:

n.刺痛; 伤痛

pain  wound  prick  

同义参见:

hurt  needle  wound  tingle  

英英释义

名词 sting:

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

同义词：stinging

a mental pain or distress

同义词：pang

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

同义词：bite, insect bite

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

同义词：bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, flimflam

动词 sting:

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

同义词：bite, burn

deliver a sting to

同义词：bite, prick

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

同义词：stick

cause a stinging pain

同义词：prick, twinge

cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

补充

stingsting英:[stiŋ] 美:[stɪŋ]vt. & vi.1.螫伤; 刺伤Most flies do not sting.大多数苍蝇不叮人。A hornet stung me on the cheek.一只大黄蜂叮了我的脸颊。vi.1.感到剧痛My tooth stings.我牙痛得厉害。n.1.(某些昆虫的)毒刺, 螫针Does a bee die when it loses its sting?蜜蜂失去蛰针会死吗?2.螫伤处; 蜇伤处Rub ointment onto the wasp sting.在黄蜂刺伤处涂些药膏。

例句

1. Lieutenant Budden was stung by a bee.布登中尉被蜜蜂蜇了。 2. A wasp stung him on the neck.一只黄蜂蜇了他的脖子。 3. The nettles stung their legs.荨麻扎了他们的腿。 4. I've been stung.我被蜇了。 5. Sprays can sting sensitive skin.喷剂可能会使敏感肌肤感到刺痛。 6. Tears stung her eyes.泪水刺痛了她的双眼。 7. She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words.他那番严厉无情的话刺痛了她, 眼泪夺眶而出。 8. The quick goal only stung Bradford into action.这个能迅速达到的目标反而激励布拉德福德行动起来。 9. A 30-day warranty on each computer minimized the chances of being stung.每台电脑30天的保用期将被索要高价维修费的风险降到了最低。 10. Bees do not normally sting unless provoked.蜜蜂一般是不蜇人的, 除非被人招惹。 11. Wasps can sting repeatedly.黄蜂能多次蜇人。 12. My face was stinging painfully.我的脸感到刺痛。 13. His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind.刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。 14. My eyes are stinging.我眼睛疼。 15. He felt the iodine stinging.他感觉到碘酒刺痛他的皮肤。 16. The wind stings, the cold bites.寒风凛冽, 严寒刺骨。 17. The blow stung so badly his eyes watered.那一下打得很痛, 他眼泪直流。 18. Quite clearly, the criticism in that letter stung.很明显, 那封信里的批评造成了伤害。 19. The insult stung.这一侮辱很伤人。 20. The words stung like a slap.这些话像一记耳光一样伤人。 21. Fleshy dock leaves were soothing for nettle stings.肉质的酸模叶对荨麻扎伤有舒缓作用。 22. Bee stings can be painful.被蜜蜂蜇伤可能会很疼。 23. This won't hurt, you'll just feel a little sting.这不会痛的——你只会感觉像被轻轻叮了一下。 24. He flinched at the sting of that word.那个字眼刺痛了他, 他畏缩了。 25. Remove the bee sting with tweezers.用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫针。 26. This is not a worker bee, it has no sting.这不是只工蜂, 它没有螫针。 27. Plans were carefully laid for the big sting.这个大骗局已经精心设计好了。 28. The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。 29. a sting set by the FBI美国联邦调查局设置的圈套 30. one of the best stings in the tail I've ever seen我看过的最煞风景的结尾之一 31. I have a stock of answers with which to take the sting out of most situations.我准备了很多种回答, 大多数情况下都可以缓和气氛。 32. He was stung by a wasp.他被马蜂螫了一下。 33. to be stung by nettles被荨麻刺痛 34. The blowing sand stung his cheeks.飞沙打得他的双颊生疼。 35. His tongue was stung by hot food.他的舌头被辛辣食品辣得火烧火燎的。 36. to be stung with remorse悔恨不已 37. to sting one's heart刺痛了某人的心 38. to be stung with anger被激怒 39. They stung him to make unremitting efforts.他们鼓励他不要骄傲，再接再厉。 40. He was stung by a person who looked like a gentleman.他被一个绅士模样的人给骗了。 41. The male mosquito never stings.雄蚊不叮。 42. My left leg is stinging.我的左腿疼得厉害。 43. The memory of his wife being killed still stings.想起他妻子被杀时的情景，他的心里感到十分痛苦。 44. He was stinging due to a severe hurt to his pride.自尊心受到伤害令他感到痛苦。 45. a wasp or bee sting.黄蜂或蜜蜂的蜇伤。 46. I felt the sting of the cold, bitter air.我感到寒风刺骨。 47. I recalled the sting of his betrayal.我回想起他的背叛所造成的伤害。 48. she smiled to take the sting out of her words.她微微一笑，使自己的话不至于刺痛别人。 49. five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared in a police sting.五个敲诈勒索者落入了警察的圈套，上个星期被送进了监狱。 50. he was stung by a jellyfish.他被水母蜇伤了。 51. [no obj.]a nettle stings if you brush it lightly.你轻抚荨麻，它就会刺痛你。 52. [no obj.]her eyes stung as if she might cry again.她双眼刺痛，似乎又要哭了。 53. [with obj.]the brandy stung his throat.白兰地使他的喉咙感到灼痛。 54. [as adj. stinging]a stinging pain.刺痛。 55. stung by her mockery, Frank hung his head.为她的嘲弄所伤害，弗兰克低下了头。 56. he was stung into action by an article in the paper.他受到报纸上一篇文章的刺激而采取了行动。 57. there were fears that as President he would sting them with stiffer tax bills.有些人担心，他作为总统会向他们征收更高的税。 58. the Budget comes with a sting in the tail—future tax increases.预算带来一个令人意外的结果——今后税收要提高。 59. Ow! I've been stung by a bee!哎哟！我被蜜蜂螫了！ 60. Be careful. Those plants sting.小心，那些植物有刺。 61. Soap stings if it gets in your eyes.肥皂入眼会很刺痛。 62. I got a wasp sting on the leg.我腿上给黄蜂螫伤，怪痛的。 63. I got stung by a bee.我被蜜蜂蜇了。 64. The jellyfish stung the swimmer.水母蜇了游泳者。 65. The bees will sting if you bother them.如果你招惹蜜蜂，它们会蜇你的。 66. The iodine will sting for a few minutes.碘酒会引发几分钟的刺痛感。 67. The cold rain stung my eyes.冰冷的雨水刺痛了我的双眼。 68. The smoke made our eyes sting.烟使我们的眼睛灼痛。 69. She was stung by their harsh criticism.他们的严厉批评令她痛苦。 70. His words stung her.他的话刺痛了她的心。 71. Your comment stung.你的评论很伤人。 72. He got stung on that deal.他在那笔交易中被敲了竹杠。 73. Can I sting you for some gum?我可以向你要一些口香糖吗？ 74. stinging tentacles刺人的触须 75. a stinging feeling刺痛感 76. She gave him a stinging rebuke.她狠狠地训斥了他一顿。 77. "When you get the shot, you'll feel a little sting."接受注射时，你会感觉到一点刺痛。 78. He'll eventually overcome the sting of being rejected.他终将抹去被拒绝的伤痛。 79. His smile took the sting out of his words. [=his smile showed that his words were not meant to be hurtful]他的笑容意味着他的话无意伤人。 80. His arm was covered with bee stings.他的手臂上满是蜜蜂的蜇伤。 81. They were caught in a drug sting.他们在一次精心设计的缉毒行动中被抓获。 82. a sting operation by police警方精心设计的行动