| 单词 | jab |
| 释义 | jab (dʒæb ) Word forms: jabs , jabbing , jabbed 1. verb If you jab one thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force. He saw her jab her thumb on a red button–a panic button. [VERB noun preposition] A needle was jabbed into the baby's arm. [be VERB-ed + into] Stern jabbed at me with his glasses. [VERB + at] Nick jabbed his finger at the clothes on the bed. Synonyms: poke, dig, punch, thrust 2. countable noun A jab is a sudden, sharp punch. He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs. 3. countable noun A jab is an injection of something into your blood to prevent illness. [British, informal] ...painful anti malaria jabs. Synonyms: injection, vaccine, vaccination, inoculation 4. countable noun You can refer to a sudden and unpleasant critical remark as a jab. [informal] They have been sniping at each other, with the Democrats taking jabs at the president's handling of foreign policy. Collocations: left jab He invented the left jab and developed a side-step - considered fancy footwork in those days. The Sun He makes near-constant use of his tremendous left jab, using it to sicken opponents. Times, Sunday Times The left jab was sharp as a scalpel and his counter-punching was crisp and, for the most part, accurate. Times, Sunday Times His left jab, with its unerring accuracy, and right cross left pundits drooling with admiration. Times, Sunday Times He had a classic left jab, given extra effect by his exceptional reach, and the punches that followed the scientific battering ram were tellingly delivered, especially the left hook. Times, Sunday Times Blew out the air and practised a couple of verbal jabs. Times,Sunday Times He expressed his unhappiness in verbal jabs and workaholism. Christianity Today They both take some verbal jabs at each other during the ride. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For this reason, they often exchanged verbal jabs at each other in public, while maintaining a secret working relationship in private. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 刺戳, 刺戳 Japanese: 突き, 鋭い突き |
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