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jab
UK //dʒæb//US //dʒæb//
词源
源自中古英语 jabben（刺，戳），可能为拟声词，模仿快速刺戳的声音。19世纪开始用于拳击术语。
verb
❶ 用尖锐物体快速刺或戳的动作，通常带有突然和有力的特点。可用于描述物理动作或比喻性攻击。
“He jabbed the knife into the table.”
（他把刀猛地戳进桌子。）
“The boxer jabbed at his opponent's face.”
（拳击手快速刺拳击打对手面部。）
❶ 言语上的尖锐抨击或讽刺，带有突然和刺痛的特点。
“Her comment was a sharp jab at his pride.”
（她的话是对他自尊心的尖锐刺痛。）
“The politician took jabs at his rival during the debate.”
（政客在辩论中不断讽刺他的对手。）
同义词:poke, stab, thrust, dig, prod
noun
❶ 快速而有力的刺戳动作，特指拳击中的刺拳，或医疗注射的俗称。
“The boxer's left jab was very effective.”
（这名拳击手的左刺拳非常有效。）
“I felt a sharp jab in my arm during the vaccination.”
（接种疫苗时我感到手臂被尖锐地刺了一下。）
❶ 言语上的尖锐批评或挖苦，通常简短有力。
“Her speech was full of witty jabs at modern society.”
（她的演讲充满对现代社会的机智讽刺。）
“The article contained several jabs at celebrity culture.”
（这篇文章包含多处对名人文化的挖苦。）
同义词:punch, poke, injection, shot, dig
常见短语
jab at — 试图做某事，尤指不太认真或不太成功的尝试。
“He made a few jabs at fixing the sink before calling a plumber.”
（他试着修了几下洗手池，然后就叫了水管工。）
jab line — 疫苗接种排队区域，特指疫情期间的疫苗接种点。
“The jab line stretched around the block at the vaccination center.”
（疫苗接种中心的队伍绕着街区排成长龙。）