| 单词 | sting |
| 释义 | sting —sting /stɪŋ/ noun (GETTING STH) F0 [C] US a clever and complicated act of stealing: » A bank employee was involved in the sting in which $5 million was stolen.Thesaurus+: ↑StealingThesaurus+: ↑Plotting and trapping , ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Cheating and trickingF0 [C] MAINLY US a police action to catch criminals in which the police pretend to be criminals: » a sting operationThesaurus+: ↑Plotting and trapping , ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Cheating and trickingThesaurus+: ↑Relating to detection and solving crimesnoun (HURT) F0 [C or S] a sudden burning pain in your eyes, on your skin, etc., or the ability to cause such pain: » She had several bee stings.» the sting of salt in a wound» Some types of jellyfish have a powerful sting.Thesaurus+: ↑Pain and painfulF0 [S] the feeling of being upset by something: » the sting of defeatThesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretF0 [C] UK (US stinger) a pointed part of an insect, plant, or animal that goes through a person's or animal's skin and leaves behind poison Thesaurus+: ↑Parts of plantsThesaurus+: ↑Miscellaneous animal body partsverb (stung, stung) (HURT) ↑Verb Endings for sting F0 [I or T] If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole under the skin: » Do all types of bee sting?» I got stung by a wasp yesterday.» I didn't see the nettles until I was stung by them.Thesaurus+: ↑Animal and plant biology - general wordsF0 [I or T] to cause sharp but usually temporary pain: » The soap/smoke/sweat stung my eyes.» This type of disinfectant doesn't sting, even if you put it on a fresh cut.Thesaurus+: ↑Pain and painfulF0 [I or T] If someone's unkind remarks sting, they make you feel upset and annoyed: » She knew he was right, but his words still stung.» He was stung by her criticisms.» She managed to give a stinging reply (= an angry answer intended to upset), before slamming down the phone.Thesaurus+: ↑Making people sad, shocked and upsetverb [T] (stung, stung) INFORMAL (CHARGE) ↑Verb Endings for sting ► F0 to charge someone a surprisingly large amount of money for something: » The bank stung me for £50 in charges when I went overdrawn.Thesaurus+: ↑Selling |
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