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单词 jab
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
jab /dʒæb/USA pronunciation   v., jabbed, jab•bing, n. 
v. 
  1. to poke sharply or quickly, as with an end or point: [~ + object]He jabbed his elbow into my side.[no object]to jab at a fire with a stick.

n. [countable]
  1. a sharp, quick thrust;
    a short, quick boxing punch.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
jab  ( jab),USA pronunciation v., jabbed, jab•bing, n. 
v.t., v.i. 
  1. to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick.
  2. to punch, esp. with a short, quick blow.

n. 
  1. a poke with the end or point of something;
    a sharp, quick thrust.
  2. a short, quick punch.
  • variant, origin, originally Scots, of job2 1815–25
jab′bing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jab /dʒæb/ vb (jabs, jabbing, jabbed)
  1. to poke or thrust sharply
  2. to strike with a quick short blow or blows
 n
  1. a sharp poke or stab
  2. a quick short blow, esp (in boxing) a straight punch with the leading hand
  3. informal an injection: polio jabs
Etymology: 19th Century: originally Scottish variant of job

ˈjabbing adj
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