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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- jab [ʤæb]
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1.
vt.
to jab sb (in the arm/back/eye) with sth 用某物戳某人(的胳膊/背部/眼睛)
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2.
vi.
to jab at sb with sth 用某物戳某人
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3.
noun
[c]
[BRIT]
[inf]
(injection) 注射
- to jab one's finger/stick at sb
- 用手指/棍子戳某人
- to jab sth into sth/sb
- 把某物刺入某物/某人
- to have a flu/tetanus jab
- [BRIT] [inf] 打感冒/破伤风预防针
- to give sb a jab
- [BRIT] [inf] 给某人打针
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1.
vt.
to jab sb (in the arm/back/eye) with sth 用某物戳某人(的胳膊/背部/眼睛)
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- jab [ʤæb]
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1.
vb
to poke or thrust sharply
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2.
vb
to strike with a quick short blow or blows
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3.
n
a sharp poke or stab
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4.
n
a quick short blow, esp (in boxing) a straight punch with the leading hand
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5.
n
[informal]
an injection
- polio jabs
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6.
n
[Etymology]
C19: originally Scottish variant of
job
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1.
vb
to poke or thrust sharply
Examples
- to lead with a right jab
- 用右拳试击 → lead
- to take a jab at someone
- 对准某些人刺一下 → take
- to jab one's finger/stick at sb
- 用手指/棍子戳某人 → jab
- to jab sth into sth/sb
- 把某物刺入某物/某人 → jab
- to have a flu/tetanus jab
- [BRIT] [inf] 打感冒/破伤风预防针 → jab
- to give sb a jab
- [BRIT] [inf] 给某人打针 → jab
- 小心! 你的竹竿儿别戳了他的眼睛。
- Be careful! Don't jab his eye out with your bamboo pole. → 戳
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