sting
- v.刺;蜇;叮;使不安;激怒;(使)感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛;对（某人）敲竹杠
- n.(植物的)刺，刺毛;(昆虫的)螫针，刺;(身体或心灵的)剧痛，痛苦;蜇伤;圈套;刺伤;叮伤;骗局，诡计
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stingverb
刺；蜇；叮
to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain
I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
Be careful of the nettles─they sting!
小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺！
（使）感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛
to feel, or to make sb feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body
I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.
我在割破的地方抹了点抗菌剂，一时间十分刺痛。
My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
烟熏得我眼睛疼。
Tears stung her eyes.
她流泪流得眼睛疼。
激怒；使不安
to make sb feel angry or upset
He was stung by their criticism.
他们的批评使他心烦意乱。
Their cruel remarks stung her into action.
他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她不得不采取行动。
They launched a stinging attack on the government.
他们对政府进行了猛烈的抨击。
对（某人）敲竹杠；敲诈；欺诈
to charge sb more money than they expected; to charge sb who did not expect to pay
I got stung for a £100 meal.
我挨宰了，一顿饭吃了100英镑。
向某人借钱
to borrow money from sb
noun
（昆虫的）螫针，刺；（植物的）刺，刺毛
the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound
the sting of a bee
蜜蜂的螫针
The scorpion has a sting in its tail.
蝎子尾巴上有螫针。
刺伤；蜇伤；叮伤
a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you
A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼，但未必碍事。
（身体或心灵的）剧痛，痛苦
any sharp pain in your body or mind
the sting of salt in a wound
伤口上撒盐引起的剧痛
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult) .
他冲她微微一笑，想使他的话不至于刺痛她。
（警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套
a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals
a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit
在底特律设圈套抓捕海洛因贩子的行动
（罪犯诈骗钱财的）骗局，诡计
a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money
an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it
These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.以上各词均可指身体部位感到疼痛。
(of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain指（身体部位）感到疼痛、（某一动作）引起疼痛：
My feet hurt.
我脚疼。
Ouch! That hurt!
哎哟！好疼！
to feel a continuous dull pain指疼痛、隐痛：
I'm aching all over.
我周身疼痛。
(of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful指（身体部位）火辣辣地痛、发烫：
Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。
to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain指（使）身体部位感觉刺痛、灼痛：
My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
烟熏得我眼睛痛。
(of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there指（身体部位）感到刺痛：
The cold air made her face tingle.
冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
(of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats指（身体部位）有规律地抽动、抽痛：
His head throbbed painfully.
他的头一抽一跳地痛。
sting
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VERB 刺;叮;蜇
If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain.The nettles stung their legs...
荨麻扎了他们的腿。
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N-COUNT (昆虫、动物的)螫刺，螫针，刺
The sting of an insect or animal is the part that stings you.Remove the bee sting with tweezers.
用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。
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N-COUNT 刺伤;叮伤;蜇痛
If you feel a sting, you feel a sharp pain in your skin or other part of your body.This won't hurt — you will just feel a little sting.
这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。
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V-ERG (使)感到刺痛;(使)感到灼痛
If a part of your body stings, or if a substance stings it, you feel a sharp pain there.His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind...
刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。
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VERB (言谈)刺痛，刺伤，惹恼
If someone's remarks sting you, they make you feel hurt and annoyed.He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him...
他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
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...a stinging attack on the government's economic policy.
对政府经济政策的犀利抨击
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N-COUNT (警方为抓捕罪犯精心设计的)圈套
A sting is a clever secret plan carried out by the police in order to catch criminals.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。
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PHRASE 煞风景的结局;令人不愉快的结尾
If an announcement or decision has a sting in the tail or a sting in its tail, it contains a critical and unpleasant part, normally at the end. -
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PHRASE 减少麻烦;减轻不愉快
If something takes the sting out of a situation, it makes it less unpleasant.
noun
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- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- Synonym: bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con confidence trick confidence game con game gyp hustle flimflam
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- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- Synonym: bite insect bite
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- a mental pain or distress
- a pang of conscience
- Synonym: pang
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- a kind of pain;something as sudden and painful as being stung
- the sting of death
- he felt the stinging of nettles
- Synonym: stinging
verb
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- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- They stuck me with the dinner bill
- I was stung with a huge tax bill
- Synonym: stick
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- deliver a sting to
- A bee stung my arm yesterday
- Synonym: bite prick
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- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- His remark stung her
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- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- The sun burned his face
- Synonym: bite burn
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- cause a stinging pain
- The needle pricked his skin
- Synonym: prick twinge
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Be careful of the nettles ─ they sting !
小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺！
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Do you want this anemone to sting you ?
你想让这个海葵刺疼你吗？
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He smiled at her , trying to take the sting out of his words .
他冲她微微一笑，想使他的话不至于刺痛她。
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The novel is a stinging satire on American politics .
这部小说是对美国政治的尖锐讽刺。
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I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment .
我在割破的地方抹了点抗菌剂，一时间十分刺痛。
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I got stung for a £ 100 meal .
我挨宰了，一顿饭吃了100英镑。
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A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious .
被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼，但未必碍事。
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My eyes were stinging from the smoke .
烟熏得我眼睛痛。
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My eyes were stinging from the smoke .
烟熏得我眼睛疼。
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Their cruel remarks stung her into action .
他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她不得不采取行动。
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Tears stung her eyes .
她流泪流得眼睛疼。
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I was stung on the arm by a wasp .
我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
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The scorpion has a sting in its tail .
蝎子尾巴上有螫针。
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He was silenced by her stinging rebuke .
她的尖锐批评使他哑口无言。
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Never put any essential oils near the eyes . They are very strong and could sting
千万不要将任何精油抹到眼睛周围。它们有很强的刺激性，可能会使眼睛产生刺痛感。
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This won 't hurt — you will just feel a little sting .
这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。
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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。
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The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would .
如他所愿，这句带刺的话刺痛了她。
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The stinging nettle has a square stem and little hairs .
荨麻长有四方茎和细小茸毛。
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The November air stung my cheeks , a harbinger of winter .
11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。
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He 's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him
他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
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The stinging slap almost caught his face
那狠狠的一巴掌差点搧在他脸上。
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This type of bee rarely stings .
这种蜜蜂很少蜇人。
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She burst into tears , stung by the harshness of his words .
他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。
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Stung by recent publicity , the Home Office now seems to be trying to brazen this issue out .
在最近的公众舆论刺激下，内政部现在似乎想要把这个问题硬撑下去。
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On September 24 , he wrote a stinging denunciation of his critics
9月24号，他写了一篇痛斥那些批评者的措词强烈的文章。
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Sprays can sting sensitive skin .
这些喷剂会使敏感肌肤感到刺痛。
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A stinging slap across the face jolted her
火辣辣的一巴掌打在脸上，她惊呆了。
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His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind
刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。
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Remove the bee sting with tweezers .
用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。
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