/stæb ||; stæb/verb
[T] (stabbing;stabbed) to push a knife or other pointed object into sb/sth 刺;捅;戳:
The man had been stabbed in the back.那个男人背部被刺了。He stabbed a potato with his fork.他用叉戳马铃薯。
stab²
/stæb ||; stæb/noun[C]
1 an injury that was caused by a knife, etc 刺伤:
He received stab wounds to his neck and back.他颈部和背部被刺伤。
2 a sudden sharp pain 一阵刺痛
have a stab at sth/doing sth(informal 非正式) to try to do sth 尝试做某事
stab1/stæb; stæb/v [T] stabbed , stabbing 1 to push a knife into someone 刺﹐戳﹐捅: He was stabbed to death in a fight. 他在一次打斗中被人刺死了。stab sb in the arm/chest etc The man had been stabbed several times in the stomach. 那人肚子上被捅了好几刀。2 stab sb in the backinformal to do something bad to someone who likes and trusts you【非正式】在背后捅某人一刀﹐背后中伤某人
stab2n 1 [C] when someone stabs someone else with a knife 刺﹐戳﹐捅: severe stab wounds 严重的刺伤2 a stab at (doing) sthinformal an attempt to do something difficult【非正式】做某〔困难〕事的尝试: Always have a stab at answering the questions. 每次都要尝试着回答问题。3 a stab of pain/guilt/regret etcliterary a sudden feeling of pain etc【文】猛地感到的一阵痛苦/内疚/懊悔等: Monique felt a stab of regret. 莫尼克感到一阵后悔如刀般刺来。
stabstabstabsstabbedstabbingverb (stabs, stabbing, stabbed)to push a knife or another sharp thing into somebody or something: He was stabbed in the back.