英语词汇“a stab in the dark”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

a stab in the dark

释义

stab /stab/

transitive verb (stabbˈing; stabbed)

To wound or pierce by driving in a pointed weapon
To give a sharp pain (also figurative)
To roughen (brickwork) with a pick so as to provide a key for plaster (building)
To pierce near the back edges, for the passage of thread or wire (bookbinding)

intransitive verb

To thrust or pierce with a pointed weapon

noun

ORIGIN: Origin uncertain; cf stob

stabbˈer noun

stabbˈing noun and adjective

stabbˈingly adverb

a stab in the dark

A random guess

have a stab at (informal)

To have a go at, attempt

stab in the back (lit and figurative)

To injure in a treacherous manner

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