Sting
01
刺痛, 刺
a painful infliction caused by a small sharp and pointed organ that some insects have and use to penetrate the prey and inject poison
例子
The sting from the wasp left a red mark on his skin.
黄蜂的蜇伤在他的皮肤上留下了一个红色的印记。
02
骗局, 诈骗
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
03
陷阱, 秘密行动
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
04
刺痛, 剧痛
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
05
刺痛, 精神痛苦
a mental pain or distress
to sting
01
刺, 咬
(of an animal or insect) to pierce the skin of another animal or a human, typically injecting poison, either in self-defense or while preying
Transitive: to sting sb
Intransitive
例子
Mosquitoes use their proboscis to sting and feed on the blood of their hosts.
蚊子用它们的刺来叮咬并吸食宿主的血液。
02
诈骗, 宰客
to cheat or charge someone an unfairly high amount
Transitive: to sting sb
例子
The vendor stung tourists with overpriced souvenirs.
小贩用高价纪念品宰了游客。
03
刺痛, 伤害
to cause emotional pain or discomfort with a comment or remark
Intransitive
Transitive: to sting sb
例子
His joke stung her, even though he did n’t mean to hurt her feelings.
他的玩笑刺痛了她，尽管他并非有意伤害她的感情。
04
刺痛, 灼痛
to create a sudden, sharp pain or burning feeling
Transitive: to sting the skin
例子
The soap stung her eyes, making them water instantly.
肥皂刺痛了她的眼睛，使它们立刻流泪。
05
刺痛, 灼烧
to experience a sudden, sharp or burning pain
Intransitive
例子
The scrape on his elbow stung after he fell off his bike.
他从自行车上摔下来后，肘部的擦伤刺痛。
