stab

美 [stæb]英 [stæb]
  • v.(用刀等锐器)戳;(在感情上)刺伤,刺痛;捅;(用手指或尖物)刺;打孔;(涂灰泥前)把(砖墙)凿毛;直入,直破
  • n.刺;捅;戳;尝试;(刺、戳、捅)的伤口;企图;突然一阵剧痛(或难受感觉)

复数: stabs 过去式: stabbed 现在分词: stabbing 过去分词: stabbed 第三人称单数: stabs

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verb

1

(用刀等锐器)刺,戳,捅
to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into sb, killing or injuring them

He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.

他遭到种族主义者的袭击,被刺死了。

She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.

她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。

2

(用手指或尖物)戳,捅,刺
to make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object

He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest.

他气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸脯。

She stabbed the air with her fork.

她用叉子在空中比画。

The pain stabbed at his chest.

他胸部疼得像刀扎似的。

习语

to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you

noun

1

刺;戳;捅;刺(或戳、捅)的伤口
an act of stabbing or trying to stab sb/sth; a wound caused by stabbing

He received several stabs in the chest.

他胸部被刺了几刀。

She died of a single stab wound to the heart.

她因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。

2

突然一阵剧痛(或难受的感觉)
a sudden sharp pain or unpleasant feeling

She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.

她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。

a stab of guilt/fear/pity/jealousy, etc.

一阵内疚、恐惧、怜悯、嫉妒等

3

尝试;企图
an attempt to do sth

He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it.

尽管他觉得试题很难,但还是尽力去做了。

Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle.

无数人试图解开这个谜。

习语

an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend

a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be

他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。
The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.

stab

频次

  • 1
    VERB (用刀等锋利物)刺,戳,捅
    If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body.

    Somebody stabbed him in the stomach...

    有人朝他肚子上捅了一刀。

  • 2
    VERB (用手指或手中的尖物)戳,捅
    If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding.

    Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber...

    贝丝叉起一片黄瓜。

  • 3
    N-SING 尝试;试图
    If you have a stab at something, you try to do it.

    Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting.

    好几位网球明星都尝试过从事演艺。

  • 4
    N-SING (通常指令人不快的感觉的)突发的一阵
    You can refer to a sudden, usually unpleasant feeling as a stab of that feeling.

    ...a stab of pain just above his eye...

    他眼睛上方突然的一阵疼痛

  • 5
    PHRASE 背后捅刀子;暗地中伤
    If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back .

    She felt betrayed, as though her daughter had stabbed her in the back...

    她感到被出卖了,就像女儿在自己背后捅了一刀似的。

  • 6
    a stab in the dark→ see:dark

noun

1
informal words for any attempt or effort
he gave it his best shot
he took a stab at forecasting
Synonym: shot
2
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
one strong stab to the heart killed him
Synonym: thrust knife thrust
3
a sudden sharp feeling
pangs of regret
she felt a stab of excitement
twinges of conscience
Synonym: pang twinge

verb

1
poke or thrust abruptly
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Synonym: jab prod poke dig
2
stab or pierce
he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
Synonym: jab
3
use a knife on
The victim was knifed to death
Synonym: knife

数据来源:WordNet

  1. A study of mechanism of variable stab wounds formation

    关于变异型刺创形成机制的研究附380例刺创分析

  2. No , but how on earth did he stab himself like that ?

    不是,但是他为什么像这样刺他自己?

  3. He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it .

    尽管他觉得试题很难,但还是尽力去做了。

  4. She died of a single stab wound to the heart .

    她因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。

  5. She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest .

    她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。

  6. Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle .

    无数人试图解开这个谜。

  7. He was stabbed to death in a racist attack .

    他遭到种族主义者的袭击,被刺死了。

  8. The victim had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest .

    受害者胸部多处被刺伤。

  9. She stabbed the air with her fork .

    她用叉子在空中比画。

  10. He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest .

    他气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸脯。

  11. She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver .

    她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。

  12. The jeweller was stabbed as he tried to fight the robbers off .

    珠宝商在试图抵抗强盗时被刺伤了。

  13. A man had been stabbed to death in a family row .

    一位男子在一场家庭纠纷中被刺死。

  14. A policeman was recovering in hospital last night after being stabbed

    一名警员昨夜被刺伤之后入院进行康复治疗。

  15. Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting .

    好几位网球明星都尝试过从事演艺。

  16. The man was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack .

    这名男子在一次疯狂的袭击中被刺死。

  17. Stephen was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack nearly five months ago .

    斯蒂芬在近5个月前无故遭到袭击,被捅死了。

  18. She felt a stab of pity for him .

    她突然对他心生同情。

  19. He denounced the defection as a stab in the back .

    他谴责这次背叛是背后捅刀子。

  20. He was stabbed to death by his vengeful wife

    他被图谋报复的妻子拿刀捅死了。

  21. He was stabbed to death .

    他被刀刺中身亡。

  22. He was struck by a stabbing pain in his midriff .

    他突然感到腹部一阵剧烈疼痛。

  23. Somebody stabbed him in the stomach

    有人朝他肚子上捅了一刀。

  24. There were signs that she struggled with her attacker before she was repeatedly stabbed .

    有迹象表明,在她被连刺数刀前,曾与袭击者进行过搏斗。

  25. Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver

    迪安试图用一把改锥捅他。

  26. Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for

    戈德斯通翻动书页,大拇指按到他正在寻找的那个段落上。

  27. Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber

    贝丝叉起一片黄瓜。

  28. He stabbed at the omelette with his fork .

    他用叉子戳着煎蛋。

  29. Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back .

    这样一种恶毒的谎言简直是暗箭伤人。

  30. The gangster stabbed an innocent person to death .

    歹徒扎死了一名无辜者。

  • 习语

v.

stab sb in the back

在某人背后捅刀子;陷害(或中伤)信任你的人
to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you

n.

a stab in the back

背后捅刀子;对给予信任的人的陷害(或中伤)
an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend

a shot/stab in the dark

瞎猜;盲动;盲干
a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be

The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.

他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。