英语词汇“sting”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	sting
释义	Trends of sting View usage for: sting (stɪŋ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense stings, present participle stinging, past tense, past participle stung 1. verb If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. The nettles stung their legs. [VERB noun] I jumped as if I had been stung by a scorpion. [VERB noun] This type of bee rarely stings. [VERB] Synonyms: hurt, burn, wound, nip More Synonyms of sting 2. countable noun The sting of an insect or animal is the part that stings you. Remove the bee sting with tweezers. Synonyms: prick, injury, wound, puncture More Synonyms of sting 3. countable noun [usually singular] If you feel a sting, you feel a sharp pain in your skin or other part of your body. This won't hurt–you will just feel a little sting. Synonyms: smarting, pain, stinging, pricking More Synonyms of sting 4. verb If a part of your body stings, or if a substance stings it, you feel a sharp pain there. His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind. [VERB] Never put any essential oils near the eyes. They are very strong and could sting. [VERB] Sprays can sting sensitive skin. [VERB noun] Synonyms: smart, burn, pain, hurt More Synonyms of sting 5. verb [no cont] If someone's remarks sting you, they make you feel hurt and annoyed. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him. [VERB noun] She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: anger, provoke, infuriate, incense More Synonyms of sting stinging graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] ...a stinging attack on the government's economic policy. 6. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] A sting is a clever secret plan carried out by the police in order to catch criminals. The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns. ...a sting set by the FBI. Synonyms: fraud, swindle, cheat, trickery More Synonyms of sting 7. See a sting in the tail 8. See take the sting out of sth More Synonyms of sting sting in British English (stɪŋ) verbWord forms: stings, stinging or stung 1. (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (an organism) by the injection of poison 2. to feel or cause to feel a sharp mental or physical pain 3. (transitive) to goad or incite (esp in the phrase sting into action) 4. (transitive) informal to cheat, esp by overcharging noun 5. a skin wound caused by the poison injected by certain insects or plants 6. pain caused by or as if by the sting of a plant or animal 7. a mental pain or pang a sting of conscience 8. a sharp pointed organ, such as the ovipositor of a wasp, by which poison can be injected into the prey 9. the ability to sting a sharp sting in his criticism 10. something as painful or swift of action as a sting the sting of death 11. a sharp stimulus or incitement 12. botany another name for stinging hair 13. slang a swindle or fraud 14. slang a trap set up by the police to entice a person to commit a crime and thereby produce evidence 15. sting in the tail Derived forms stinging (ˈstinging) adjective stingingly (ˈstingingly) adverb stingingness (ˈstingingness) noun Word origin Old English stingan; related to Old Norse stinga to pierce, Gothic usstangan to pluck out, Greek stakhus ear of corn sting in American English (stɪŋ) verb transitiveWord forms: stung or ˈstinging 1. to prick or wound with a sting said of plants and insects 2. to cause sharp, sudden, smarting pain to, by or as by pricking with a sharp point the cold wind stinging their cheeks 3. to cause to suffer mentally; make unhappy to be stung by one's conscience 4. to stir up or stimulate suddenly and sharply stung into action by her words 5. Slang to cheat; esp., to overcharge verb intransitive 6. to use a sting; prick or wound with a sting 7. to cause or feel sharp, smarting pain, either physical or mental his arm stinging from the blow noun 8. the act of stinging 9. a pain or wound resulting from or as from stinging 10. a thing that urges or stimulates; goad 11. the ability or power to sting or wound criticism with much sting in it 12. a sharp-pointed organ in insects and certain other animals, used to prick, wound,or inject poison 13. any of the hollow, stinging hairs on some plants, as nettles 14. Slang an instance or method of cheating or swindling, as in a confidence game; esp., such an instance or method engaged in by law-enforcement agents to entrap criminals Derived forms stingless (ˈstingless) adjective Word origin ME stingen < OE stingan, akin to ON stinga < IE base stegh-, to pierce, sharp > stag More idioms containing sting something has a sting in the tail take the sting out of something Image of sting © Irina Kozorog, Shutterstock Examples of 'sting' in a sentence sting There may be times where it stings a little more than others. Christianity Today (2000) He was caught in a police sting. The Sun (2011) He said he initially felt stinging pain but thought of the incident. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Or how to ease a bee sting? The Sun (2013) The rain that hit the track yesterday should have taken the sting out of the ground. The Sun (2014) Lots of reef fish can sting you. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He picked eight bees and stung me on the neck. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was strange the way he could hear the wind far off before he could feel it stinging his face. Zindell, David The Broken God (1993) The subject now said he was feeling great heat and a stinging pain in the place where the coin lay. Vera Peiffer POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but wereafraid to put into practice (2001) All jellyfish have stinging tentacles to catch food but these moon jellies have only a short fringe along their outer edge. The Sun (2009) Muscle pain was sharp and stung. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It gives a particularly painful sting. The Sun (2015) They rub stinging insects against their perch to remove the venom, but often eat the sting. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Jolly enough; but you long for a little sting. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Others have been hiding things from you, so you feel stung. The Sun (2015) They're also essential first aid for insect bites and stings. The Sun (2014) But it is an acid so use with caution as it could sting or cause a mild allergic inflammation and may dry out the skin. The Sun (2012) The protective dad set up a sting in a park near his home, and said he was promised cops would be there. The Sun (2013) Scotland were so worried by lack of defensive pace that they sank farther and farther back, drawing all sting from own attacks. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But they tipped off MI5, who set up a sting. The Sun (2010) In other languages sting British English: sting /stɪŋ/ NOUN The sting* of an insect is the part that stings you. Remove the bee sting from your body. American English: sting Arabic: لَدْغَة Brazilian Portuguese: ferrão Chinese: 刺痛 Croatian: ubod Czech: žihadlo Danish: brod Dutch: angel European Spanish: aguijón Finnish: pisto French: piqûre German: Stichwunde Greek: κεντρί Italian: puntura Japanese: 刺し傷 Korean: 침 Norwegian: stikk Polish: żądło European Portuguese: picada Romanian: înțepătură Russian: укус (насекомого) Latin American Spanish: aguijón Swedish: sting Thai: แผลถูกแมลงกัดต่อย Turkish: iğne arı, böcek Ukrainian: жало Vietnamese: vết đốt British English: sting /stɪŋ/ VERB If an insect or plant stings you, it pricks your skin, usually with poison, so that you feel a sharp pain. A wasp stung her. This type of bee rarely stings. American English: sting Arabic: يَلْدَغُ Brazilian Portuguese: picar Chinese: 刺 Croatian: ubosti Czech: štípnout hmyz Danish: stikke Dutch: steken bijten European Spanish: picar aguijón Finnish: pistää French: piquer German: stechen Greek: κεντρίζω Italian: pungere Japanese: 刺す Korean: 쏘다 Norwegian: stikke insekt Polish: użądlić European Portuguese: picar Romanian: a înțepa Russian: жалить Latin American Spanish: picar punzar Swedish: svida Thai: กัด ต่อย Turkish: sokmak arı, böcek vb Ukrainian: жалити Vietnamese: đốt côn trùng All related terms of 'sting' bee-sting a sting from a bee nettle sting a skin wound caused by a nettle sting operation (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (an organism) by the injection of poison sting in the tail an unexpected and unpleasant ending a sting in the tail If an announcement or decision has a sting in the tail or a sting in its tail , it contains a critical and unpleasant part, normally at the end. take the sting out of sth If something takes the sting out of a situation , it makes it less unpleasant . something has a sting in the tail said to mean that although a remark or proposal seems , initially, welcome or pleasing , it contains an unpleasant part at the end Chinese translation of 'sting' sting (stɪŋ) Word forms:ptpp stung n (c) (= pain, bite) 刺 (cì) (根, gēn) (= part) [of insect] 螯刺 (áocì) (inf, by police) 精心设(設)置的圈套 (jīngxīn shèzhì de quāntào) vt [insect, nettle] 刺 (cì) [substance] 灼痛 (zhuótòng) [wind, remarks] 刺痛 (cìtòng) vi [insect, nettle] 叮 (dīng) [ointment] 引起刺痛 (yǐnqǐ cìtòng) [skin] 感到灼痛 (gǎndào zhuótòng) 1 (verb) in the sense of hurt Definition (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (someone) by the injection of poison The nettles stung their legs. Synonyms hurt She had hurt her back in an accident. burn wound He was deeply wounded by the treachery of his closest friends. nip She was patting the dog when it nipped her finger. prick He could feel tears pricking his eyes. bite We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes. 2 (verb) in the sense of smart Definition to cause (someone) to feel a sharp physical pain His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind. Synonyms smart My eyes smarted from the smoke. burn smoke that burns and stings your eyes pain It pains me to think of an animal being in distress. hurt His collar bone only hurt when he lifted his arm. tingle The backs of his hands tingled. 3 (verb) in the sense of anger Definition to provoke (a response) by angering Some of the criticism has really stung him. Synonyms anger The decision to allow more construction angered the residents. provoke I didn't want to do anything to provoke him. infuriate It infuriated her to have to deal with this man. incense This proposal will incense conservation campaigners. gall It was their smugness that galled her most. inflame They hold the rebels responsible for inflaming the villagers. nettle I instantly regretted my remark, because it obviously nettled him. rile Cancellations rarely riled him. pique She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm. 4 (verb) in the sense of cheat Definition to cheat (someone) by overcharging (informal) Synonyms do (slang) I'll tell you how they did me. skin (slang) cheat He cheated people out of their life savings. stiff (slang) rip off (slang) fleece She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds. defraud He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. overcharge If you feel a taxi driver has overcharged you, say so. swindle He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. take for a ride (informal) 1 (noun) in the sense of prick Definition a skin wound caused by stinging Remove the bee sting with tweezers. Synonyms prick a tiny hole no bigger than a pin prick injury Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion. wound Six soldiers are reported to have died of their wounds. puncture 2 (noun) in the sense of smarting Definition pain caused by or as if by a sting This won't hurt – you will just feel a little sting. Synonyms smarting pain I felt a sharp pain in my lower back. stinging pricking soreness prickling 3 (noun) in the sense of fraud Definition a deceptive trick a sting set by the FBI Synonyms fraud a fraud involving pension and social security claims swindle He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle. cheat trickery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. sharp practice piece of deception 4 (noun) in the sense of sharpness The sting of those words had festered in Roderick's mind. Synonyms sharpness spite bite The novel seems to lack bite and tension. punch (informal) The film lacks punch and pace. severity sarcasm His voice was heavy with sarcasm. acrimony The council's first meeting ended in acrimony. mordancy related words related phobia cnidophobia Additional synonyms in the sense of acrimony Definition bitterness and resentment felt about something The council's first meeting ended in acrimony. Synonyms bitterness, harshness, rancour, ill will, virulence, sarcasm, pungency, asperity, tartness, astringency, irascibility, peevishness, acerbity, churlishness, trenchancy, mordancy, spleen in the sense of bite Definition to smart or cause to smart We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes. Synonyms sting, wound, prick in the sense of bite The novel seems to lack bite and tension. Synonyms edge, interest, force, punch (informal), sting, zest, sharpness, keenness, pungency, incisiveness, acuteness Synonyms of 'sting' sting Explore 'sting' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of burn Definition to smart or cause to smart smoke that burns and stings your eyes Synonyms sting, hurt, smart, tingle, bite, pain in the sense of defraud Definition to cheat out of money, property, or a right to do something He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. Synonyms cheat, rob, con (informal), do (slang), skin (slang), stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip off (slang), fleece, swindle, stitch up (slang), rook (slang, old-fashioned), diddle (informal, old-fashioned), bilk (old-fashioned), gyp (slang, old-fashioned), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen (old-fashioned), scam (slang) in the sense of do Definition to cheat or rob I'll tell you how they did me. Synonyms cheat, trick, con (informal), skin (slang), stiff (slang), sting (informal), deceive, fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, swindle, diddle (informal), take (someone) for a ride (informal), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, scam (slang) in the sense of fleece Definition to defraud or overcharge She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds. Synonyms cheat, skin (slang), steal, rob, con (informal), rifle, stiff (slang), soak (US, Canadian, slang), sting (informal), bleed (informal), rip off (slang), plunder, defraud, overcharge, swindle, rook (slang), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), despoil, take to the cleaners (slang), sell a pup, cozen (literary), mulct, scam (slang) in the sense of gall Definition to annoy or irritate It was their smugness that galled her most. Synonyms annoy, provoke, irritate, aggravate (informal), get (informal), trouble, bother, disturb, plague, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, vex, displease, irk, rile (informal), peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub up the wrong way, get on your wick (British, slang), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) in the sense of incense Definition to make very angry This proposal will incense conservation campaigners. Synonyms anger, infuriate, enrage, excite, provoke, irritate, gall, madden, inflame, exasperate, rile (informal), raise the hackles of, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make your blood boil (informal), rub you up the wrong way, make your hackles rise, get your hackles up, make you see red (informal) in the sense of inflame Definition to make angry or excited They hold the rebels responsible for inflaming the villagers. Synonyms enrage, stimulate, provoke, fire, heat, excite, anger, arouse, rouse, infuriate, ignite, incense, madden, agitate, kindle, rile, foment, intoxicate, make your blood boil, impassion in the sense of infuriate Definition to make very angry It infuriated her to have to deal with this man. Synonyms enrage, anger, provoke, irritate, incense, gall, madden, exasperate, rile, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), be like a red rag to a bull, make your blood boil, get your goat (slang), make your hackles rise, raise your hackles, get your back up, make you see red (informal), put your back up in the sense of injury Definition a specific instance of this Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion. Synonyms wound, cut, damage, slash, trauma, sore, gash, lesion, abrasion, laceration in the sense of nettle I instantly regretted my remark, because it obviously nettled him. Synonyms irritate, provoke, annoy, gall, sting, aggravate (informal), incense, ruffle, exasperate, vex, goad, pique, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), hack you off (informal), piss you off (taboo, slang), harass, hassle (informal), fret, chafe Additional synonyms in the sense of nip Definition to bite lightly She was patting the dog when it nipped her finger. Synonyms bite, snap, nibble in the sense of overcharge Definition to charge too high a price If you feel a taxi driver has overcharged you, say so. Synonyms cheat, con (informal), do (slang), skin (slang), stiff (slang, old-fashioned), sting (informal, old-fashioned), rip off (slang), fleece, defraud, surcharge (old-fashioned), swindle, stitch up (slang), rook (slang, old-fashioned), short-change, diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), cozen in the sense of pain Definition to cause (a person) physical or mental suffering It pains me to think of an animal being in distress. Synonyms distress, worry, hurt, wound, torture, grieve, torment, afflict, sadden, disquiet, vex, agonize, cut to the quick, aggrieve in the sense of pain Definition physical hurt or discomfort caused by injury or illness I felt a sharp pain in my lower back. Synonyms ache, smarting, stinging, aching, cramp, throb, throbbing, spasm, pang, twinge, shooting pain in the sense of pique Definition to hurt (someone's) pride She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm. Synonyms displease, wound, provoke, annoy, get (informal), sting, offend, irritate, put out, incense, gall, nettle, vex, affront, mortify, irk, rile, peeve (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), put someone's nose out of joint (informal), miff (informal), hack off (informal) in the sense of provoke Definition to deliberately act in a way intended to anger someone I didn't want to do anything to provoke him. Synonyms anger, insult, annoy, offend, irritate, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, gall, put someone out, madden, exasperate, vex, affront, chafe, irk, rile, pique, get on someone's nerves (informal), get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo, slang), put someone's back up, try someone's patience, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make someone's blood boil, get in someone's hair (informal), rub someone up the wrong way, hack someone off (informal) in the sense of punch Definition point or vigour The film lacks punch and pace. Synonyms effectiveness, force, bite, impact, point, drive, vigour, verve, forcefulness in the sense of rile Definition to annoy or anger Cancellations rarely riled him. Synonyms anger, upset, provoke, bug (informal), annoy, irritate, aggravate (informal), gall, nettle, vex, irk, pique, peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get your goat (slang), try your patience, rub you up the wrong way, get or put your back up, hack you off (informal) in the sense of sarcasm Definition mocking or ironic language intended to insult someone His voice was heavy with sarcasm. Synonyms irony, satire, cynicism, contempt, ridicule, bitterness, scorn, sneering, mockery, venom, derision, vitriol, mordancy, causticness in the sense of swindle Definition to cheat (someone) out of money He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. Synonyms cheat, do (slang), con, skin (slang), trick, stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip (someone) off (slang), deceive, fleece, defraud, dupe, overcharge, rook (slang), bamboozle (informal), diddle (old-fashioned), take (someone) for a ride (informal), put one over on (someone) (informal), pull a fast one (on someone) (informal), bilk (of), take to the cleaners (informal), sell a pup (to) (slang), cozen (rare), hornswoggle (slang), scam (slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of swindle Definition an instance of cheating someone out of money He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle. Synonyms fraud, fiddle (British, informal), rip-off (slang), racket, scam (slang), sting (informal), deception, imposition, deceit, trickery, double-dealing, con trick (informal), sharp practice, swizzle (British, informal), knavery, swizz (British, informal), roguery, fastie (Australian, slang) in the sense of tingle Definition to feel a mild prickling or stinging sensation, as from cold or excitement The backs of his hands tingled. Synonyms prickle, sting, itch, tickle, have goose pimples in the sense of trickery They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. Synonyms deception, fraud, cheating, con (informal), hoax, pretence, deceit, dishonesty, swindling, guile, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), chicanery, hanky-panky (informal), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), monkey business (informal), funny business, jiggery-pokery (informal, British), imposture in the sense of wound Definition to cause an injury to the body or feelings of He was deeply wounded by the treachery of his closest friends. Synonyms offend, shock, pain, hurt, distress, annoy, sting, grieve, mortify, cut to the quick, hurt the feelings of, traumatize in the sense of wound Definition an injury to the body such as a cut or a gunshot injury Six soldiers are reported to have died of their wounds. Synonyms injury, cut, damage, hurt, harm, slash, trauma, gash, lesion, laceration
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