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单词 stabbed
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stab /stæb/USA pronunciation   v., stabbed, stab•bing, n. 
v. 
  1. to pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon:[+ object]Romeo stabbed Tybalt and killed him.
  2. to thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something:[+ object]He stabbed the knife straight into the victim's chest.
  3. to make a jabbing motion on, at, or in (someone or something): [+ at + object]Romeo stabbed at Mercutio with the knife.[+ object]He stabbed the buttons and launched the rocket.

n. [countable]
  1. the act of stabbing.
  2. a thrust made with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  3. an attempt;
    try:to make a stab at an answer.
  4. a sudden, brief, painful sensation:a stab of pity.
Idioms
  1. Idioms, Slang Terms stab in the back:
    • [+ object + in the back] to betray (someone trusting):She stabbed him in the back by telling everyone about his private fears.
    • [countable] an act of betrayal:Telling him all my secrets was a vicious stab in the back.


-stab-, root. 
    1. -stab- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "stand.'' This meaning is found in such words as: establish, instability, stabilize, stable, unstable.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stab (stab),USA pronunciation  v., stabbed, stab•bing, n. 

    v.t. 
    1. to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon:She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
    2. to thrust, plunge, or jab (a knife, pointed weapon, or the like) into something:He stabbed the knife into the man's chest.
    3. to penetrate sharply or painfully:Their misery stabbed his conscience.
    4. to make a piercing, thrusting, or pointing motion at or in:He stabbed me in the chest with his finger. The speaker stabbed the air in anger.

    v.i. 
    1. to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon:to stab at an attacker.
    2. to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon.
    3. Slang Terms stab (someone) in the back, to do harm to (someone), esp. to a friend or to a person who is unsuspecting or in a defenseless position.

    n. 
    1. the act of stabbing.
    2. a thrust or blow with, or as if with, a pointed weapon.
    3. an attempt;
      try:Make a stab at an answer before giving up.
    4. Pathologya wound made by stabbing.
    5. a sudden, brief, and usually painful, sensation:He felt a stab of pain in his foot. A stab of pity ran through her.
    6. Slang Terms stab in the back, an act of treachery.
    • ?; (noun, nominal) late Middle English, akin to or derivative of the verb, verbal; compare Scots stob stub1
    • (verb, verbal) Middle English (Scots) stabben 1325–75
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spear, penetrate, pin, transfix.

    stab., 
      1. stabilization.
      2. stabilizer.
      3. stable.

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    stab /stæb/ vb (stabs, stabbing, stabbed)
    1. (transitive) to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument
    2. (transitive) (of a sharp pointed instrument) to pierce or wound
    3. when intr, often followed by at: to make a thrust (at); jab
    4. (transitive) to inflict with a sharp pain
    5. stab in the back ⇒ (verb) to do damage to the reputation of (a person, esp a friend) in a surreptitious way
    6. (noun) a treacherous action or remark that causes the downfall of or injury to a person
    n
    1. the act or an instance of stabbing
    2. an injury or rift made by stabbing
    3. a sudden sensation, esp an unpleasant one: a stab of pity
    4. informal an attempt (esp in the phrase make a stab at)
    Etymology: 14th Century: from stabbe stab wound; probably related to Middle English stob stick

    ˈstabber n
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