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单词 stab
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stab

verb
 
/stæb/
/stæb/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stab
/stæb/
/stæb/
he / she / it stabs
/stæbz/
/stæbz/
past simple stabbed
/stæbd/
/stæbd/
past participle stabbed
/stæbd/
/stæbd/
-ing form stabbing
/ˈstæbɪŋ/
/ˈstæbɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [transitive] stab somebody to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into somebody, killing or injuring them
    • He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.
    • She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.
    Extra Examples
    • He is accused of repeatedly stabbing a 16-year-old boy.
    • He was fatally stabbed.
    • He was found stabbed in his car.
    • He was stabbed in the chest.
    • Tina accidentally stabbed herself with her pencil.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • repeatedly
    • fatally
    • accidentally
    • …
    verb + stab
    • threaten to
    • try to
    preposition
    • at
    • in
    • with
    • …
    phrases
    • be found stabbed
    • stab somebody to death
    See full entry
  2. [transitive, intransitive] to make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object synonym jab, prod
    • stab something (at/into/through something) He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest.
    • She stabbed her cigarette into the ashtray.
    • I stabbed at my meat with my fork.
    • stab somebody/something (with something) She stabbed the air with her fork.
    • stab at/into/through something (figurative) The pain stabbed at his chest.
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
stab somebody in the back
  1. to do or say something that harms somebody who trusts you synonym betray

stab

noun
/stæb/
/stæb/
Idioms
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  1. an act of stabbing or trying to stab somebody/something; a wound caused by stabbing
    • He received several stabs in the chest.
    • She died of a single stab wound to the heart.
    Extra Examples
    • The boy made a stab at the pig.
    • a stab to the chest
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • quick
    verb + stab
    • make
    stab + noun
    • wound
    preposition
    • stab at
    • stab to
    phrases
    • a stab to the heart
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  2. a sudden sharp pain or unpleasant feeling
    • She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.
    • a stab of guilt/fear/pity/jealousy, etc.
    • He felt a sharp stab of disappointment.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sharp
    • sudden
    verb + stab
    • feel
    phrases
    • stab of
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  3. [usually singular] (informal) an attempt to do something
    • stab (at something) He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it.
    • stab (at doing something) Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle.
    • I’ve always enjoyed acting, but I’d like to have a stab at directing one day.
    Extra Examples
    • He took his first stab at directing.
    • I had a stab at answering the question.
    • She made a half-hearted stab at medical school, and quickly withdrew.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brave
    • good
    • half-hearted
    • …
    verb + stab
    • have
    • make
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • stab at
    phrases
    • a stab in the dark
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
a shot/stab in the dark
  1. a guess; something you do without knowing what the result will be
    • The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.
    • It was only a stab in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
a stab in the back
  1. (informal) an act that harms somebody, done by a person they thought was a friend
    • Her refusal to support his campaign was a real stab in the back.
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