sting

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
    — Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!
  2. A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
    — She died from a bee sting.
  3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
  4. A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
    — That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.
  5. A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
  6. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
    — the lurking serpent's mortal sting
  7. A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
    — The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.
  8. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
  9. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
  10. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
    — The balance is mounted externally on top of the wind tunnel test section. A sting connects the balance to the model.
  11. The harmful or painful part of something. figuratively
    — The ſting of death is ſinne, […]
  12. A goad; incitement.
    — O most potential love! vow, bond, nor space, / In thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine
  13. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
动词 v.
  1. To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. ambitransitive
  2. To puncture with the stinger. transitive
    — A mosquito stung me on the arm.
  3. To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally). figuratively,intransitive,sometimes
    — My eyes are stinging from the chopped onions.
  4. To cause harm or pain to. figuratively
    — I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!

词形变化

stings plural stings present,singular,third-person stinging participle,present stung past stang dialectal,past,rare stung participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
bee sting countersting counter-sting European sting winkle ring sting sting in the tail stingless unsting outsting resting stingable stingbull stingfish stinging nettle sting like a bee stingo stingproof stingray stingy

词源

词源 1
From Middle English styng, sting, stynge, stenge, from Old English sting, stincg (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stingaz; possibly also from Old English stynġ, from Proto-Germanic *stungiz.
词源 2
From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.
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