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单词 sting
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verb | noun
stingsting1 /stɪŋ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle stung /stʌŋ/) Etymology Verb Table Thesaurus 1 [intransitive, transitive] science, biology if an insect or a plant stings you, it causes a sharp pain and that part of your body swells:  Henry was stung by a bee.2[intransitive, transitive] to make something hurt with a sudden sharp pain for a short time, or to hurt in this way:  The paper cut on my finger really stings. Cigarette smoke stings my eyes. see thesaurus at hurt13[intransitive, transitive usually passive] if a remark or criticism stings, it makes you feel upset and embarrassed:  She had been stung by this criticism.sting somebody into (doing) something Her harsh words stung him into action. [Origin: Old English stingan]
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stingsting2 ●●○ noun Collocations 1[countable] science, biology a wound or mark made when an insect or plant stings you:  a bee sting2[singular] a sharp pain in your eyes or skin, caused by being hit, by smoke, etc.: sting of She felt the sting of tears in her eyes.3[singular] the upsetting or bad effects of a situation:  the sting of discrimination A few hundred dollars won’t take the sting out of (=makes it easier to deal with the bad effects of) losing my job.4[countable] a situation in which the police catch criminals by pretending to be involved in criminal activity themselves
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