jab

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
    — He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.
  2. A short straight punch.
    — American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
  3. A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation). UK
    — Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.
  4. A vaccination, whether or not delivered by means of a conventional injection. Australia,New-Zealand,Philippines,UK,sometimes
    — A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.
  5. A mild verbal insult. US,figuratively
动词 v.
  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
    — A barely audible groan welled up in the Captain's throat as the grinning Freedom Fighter circled around behind the helpless American Soldier. The groan sputtered into a strangled, "No… no… don't.... " as Randall felt the juicy tip of the man's tumescent cock jab against his hair-ringed, virgin asshole.
  2. To deliver a quick punch.
  3. To give someone an injection. UK,slang
  4. To vaccinate or inoculate someone. slang
  5. To make fun of, to mock.
    — While the book's lasting appeal is remarkable, the work is worth little scholarly attention insofar as Twain is merely jabbing at a long-dead set of social practices.

词形变化

jabs plural jabs present,singular,third-person jabbing participle,present jabbed participle,past jabbed past

词源

词源 1
Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.
词源 2
Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.
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