| 单词 | sting |
| 释义 | sting n. & v. --n 1. a sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, nettle, etc. 2. a the act of inflicting a wound with this. b the wound itself or the pain caused by it. 3. a wounding or painful quality or effect (the sting of hunger; stings of remorse). 4. pungency, sharpness, vigour (a sting in the voice). 5. sl. a swindle or robbery. --v (past and past part. stung) 1. a tr. wound or pierce with a sting. b intr. be able to sting; have a sting. 2. intr. & tr. feel or cause to feel a tingling physical or sharp mental pain. 3. tr. (foll. by into) incite by a strong or painful mental effect (was stung into replying). 4. tr. sl. swindle or charge exorbitantly. Phrases and idioms stinging-nettle a nettle, Urtica dioica, having stinging hairs. sting in the tail unexpected pain or difficulty at the end. Derivatives stingingly adv. stingless adj. stinglike adj. Etymology: OE sting (n.), stingan (v.), f. Gmc |
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