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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- stab [stæb]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument
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2.
vt.
[tr]
(of a sharp pointed instrument) to pierce or wound
- the knife stabbed her hand
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3.
vt.
[
when intr, often foll by at] to make a thrust (at); jab- he stabbed at the doorway
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to inflict with a sharp pain
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5.
n
the act or an instance of stabbing
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6.
n
an injury or rift made by stabbing
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7.
n
a sudden sensation, esp an unpleasant one
- a stab of pity
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8.
n
[informal]
an attempt (esp in the phrase make a stab at)
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from stabbe stab wound; probably related to Middle English stob stick
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument
Examples
- She winced inwardly as his face paled from the stab wound.
- 看到他由于刺伤而变得苍白的脸，她心里有些退缩了。 → pale
- The police couldn't find the knife the murderer used to stab her.
- 警方找不到凶手用来刺她的那把刀。 → knife
- to stab sb to death
- 刺死某人 → stab
- to stab sb in the back
- [fig] 暗箭伤人 → stab
- to stab sth with sth
- 用某物戳某物 → stab
- a stab of pathos → pathos
- a stab of pity → stab
- a violent stab → violent
- 背后下毒手
- stab in the back → 下毒手
- 刺伤
- stab and wound → 刺
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