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stings

UK //stɪŋz//US //stɪŋz//

词源

源自古英语 'stingan',意为'刺'或'蜇',与古挪威语 'stinga' 同源。

verb

❶ 指昆虫或植物用尖锐部分刺入皮肤,通常会引起疼痛或不适。

“A bee stings when it feels threatened.”

(蜜蜂感到受威胁时会蜇人。)

“The jellyfish stings can be very painful.”

(水母的蜇伤可能会非常疼痛。)

❶ 比喻因言语或行为而感到情感上的痛苦或伤害。

“His harsh words stung her deeply.”

(他刻薄的话语深深刺痛了她。)

“The criticism stings, but it helps me improve.”

(批评虽然伤人,但能帮助我进步。)

同义词:pricks, bites, hurts, wounds, pains

noun

❶ 昆虫或植物刺入皮肤造成的疼痛或伤口。

“The sting from the bee left a red mark.”

(蜜蜂蜇伤留下了一个红印。)

“She applied cream to soothe the sting.”

(她涂了药膏来缓解刺痛。)

❶ 情感上的痛苦或伤害,通常由言语或行为引起。

“The sting of failure made him work harder.”

(失败的痛苦让他更加努力。)

“She couldn't forget the sting of his words.”

(她无法忘记他话语带来的伤害。)

同义词:pain, hurt, wound, ache, smart

常见短语

take the sting out of — 减轻某事带来的痛苦或负面影响,使其更容易接受。

“A sincere apology can take the sting out of an argument.”

(真诚的道歉可以减轻争吵带来的伤害。)

sting operation — 警方或调查人员设计的秘密行动,旨在抓捕罪犯或获取证据。

“The police conducted a sting operation to catch the thieves.”

(警方进行了秘密行动以抓捕小偷。)