1 (used about an insect, a plant, etc) to make a person or an animal feel a sudden pain by pushing sth sharp into his/her skin and sending poison into him/her (指昆虫、植物等)刺,螫 ·
Ow! I've been stung by a bee!哎哟!我被蜜蜂螫了!Be careful. Those plants sting.小心,那些植物有刺。
2 to make sb/sth feel a sudden, sharp pain 使刺痛:
Soap stings if it gets in your eyes.肥皂入眼会很刺痛。
3 to make sb feel very hurt and upset because of sth you say (指言语)伤害感情,冒犯或触怒别人
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/stɪŋ ||; stɪŋ/noun[C]
1 the sharp pointed part of some insects and animals that is used for pushing into the skin of a person or an animal and putting in poison (某些昆虫、动物的)刺,螫针
☞pictures at insect and scorpion 见insect及scorpion插图
2 the pain that you feel when an animal or insect pushes its sting into you (螫伤造成的)刺痛:
I got a wasp sting on the leg.我腿上给黄蜂螫伤,怪痛的。
sting1/stIŋ; stIŋ/v [I,T] past tense and past participle stung /stʌŋ; stʌŋ/1 if an insect, animal, or plant stings you, it hurts you by putting poison into your skin 刺﹐蜇﹐叮: Jamie got stung by a bee. 杰米被蜜蜂蜇了。2 to feel a sudden sharp pain, or to make someone feel this (使)刺痛: The antiseptic might sting a little. 抗菌剂可能会有点刺痛。3 if you are stung by something someone says, it makes you feel upset 刺痛﹐使不快: She was stung by his criticism . 她被他的批评刺痛了。
sting2n [C] 1 a wound that is made when an insect, plant etc stings you 刺伤处﹐蜇痛处: a bee sting 蜜蜂的蜇伤2 a pain that you feel in your eyes, throat, or on your skin〔眼﹑喉或皮肤的〕刺痛3 BrE the sharp part of an insect's or animal's body, with which it stings you [ stinger AmE 【美】] 【英】〔昆虫或动物的〕刺﹐螫刺
stingstingstings2noun1the sharp part of some insects, that can hurt you: A wasp's sting is in its tail.2a hurt place on your skin where an insect or a plant has stung you: a bee stingstingstingstingsstungstinging1verb (stings, stinging, stung/, has stung)1If an insect or a plant stings you, it hurts you by pushing a small sharp part into your skin: I've been stung by a bee!2to feel a sudden sharp pain: The smoke made my eyes sting.