sting

vt.叮，螫；刺痛；精神上刺痛；刺激

vi.感到剧痛；刺，叮

n.螫伤处；（某些昆虫的）毒刺；（身体或心灵的）剧痛；（警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套

verb

1. 刺；蜇；叮
   to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain
   1. I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
      我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
   2. Be careful of the nettles─they sting!
      小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺！
2. （使）感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛
   to feel, or to make sb feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body
   1. I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.
      我在割破的地方抹了点抗菌剂，一时间十分刺痛。
   2. My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
      烟熏得我眼睛疼。
   3. Tears stung her eyes.
      她流泪流得眼睛疼。
3. 激怒；使不安
   to make sb feel angry or upset
   1. He was stung by their criticism.
      他们的批评使他心烦意乱。
   2. Their cruel remarks stung her into action.
      他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她不得不采取行动。
   3. They launched a stinging attack on the government.
      他们对政府进行了猛烈的抨击。
4. 对（某人）敲竹杠；敲诈；欺诈
   to charge sb more money than they expected; to charge sb who did not expect to pay
   1. I got stung for a £100 meal.
      我挨宰了，一顿饭吃了100英镑。

noun

1. （昆虫的）螫针，刺；（植物的）刺，刺毛
   the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound
   1. the sting of a bee
      蜜蜂的螫针
   2. The scorpion has a sting in its tail.
      蝎子尾巴上有螫针。
2. 刺伤；蜇伤；叮伤
   a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you
   1. A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
      被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼，但未必碍事。
3. （身体或心灵的）剧痛，痛苦
   any sharp pain in your body or mind
   1. the sting of salt in a wound
      伤口上撒盐引起的剧痛
   2. He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult) .
      他冲她微微一笑，想使他的话不至于刺痛她。
4. （警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套
   a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals
   1. a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit
      在底特律设圈套抓捕海洛因贩子的行动
5. （罪犯诈骗钱财的）骗局，诡计
   a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money

过去分词:stung 过去式:stung 名词复数形式:stings 第三人称单数:stings 现在分词:stinging

sting 刺，叮，蜇，激怒

来自古英语 stingan,刺，插，戳，叮，来自 Proto-Germanic*stingan,刺，插，来自 PIE*stengh, 鼻音化自*stegh,刺，插，词源同 stake,stick,instinct.引申诸相关词义。

1. They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate
   他们试图把鱼叉刺进鳐鱼体内，以防它猛摆那蜇人的尾巴报复。
2. This type of bee rarely stings.
   这种蜜蜂很少蜇人。
3. Remove the bee sting with tweezers.
   用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。
4. This won't hurt — you will just feel a little sting.
   这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。
5. His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind
   刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。
6. Never put any essential oils near the eyes. They are very strong and could sting
   千万不要将任何精油抹到眼睛周围。它们有很强的刺激性，可能会使眼睛产生刺痛感。
7. Sprays can sting sensitive skin.
   这些喷剂会使敏感肌肤感到刺痛。
8. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him
   他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
9. She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words.
   他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。
10. The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.
    警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。
11. There's always a sting in his words.
    他说话总带刺儿。
12. How much did they sting you for?
    他们敲了你多少钱？
13. Peppers sting the tongue.
    胡椒蜇舌头。
14. When you slice an onion, it makes your eyes sting.
    切葱头辣眼睛。
15. Slicing onions makes the eyes sting.
    切洋葱蜇眼睛。
16. The sting of a scorpion is poisonous.
    蝎子的钩子有毒。
17. The sting of coral can be very painful.
    珊瑚刺伤可引起剧痛。
18. My finger was hurt by a sting.
    我的手指被刺伤了。
19. If you hurt the bee it may sting you.
    你如果打蜜蜂，它就会螫你的。
20. This is not a worker bee, it has no sting.
    这不是工蜂，因其无螯刺。
21. Sea urchins are found on rocks and in seaweed and sting in the same way.
    海胆是上发现的岩石和在海藻和斯汀在相同的方式。
22. The tops don't sting you!
    它的上面是不会刺你的！
23. Julia: Let me think. I like Sting and Ricky Martin.
    朱莉娅：让我想想，我喜欢斯汀和里奇·马丁。
24. How can I sting you when I would also drown?
    蜇了你我也会淹死，我怎么会蜇你呢？
25. She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.
    她的手臂被刺伤了，是黄蜂叮的。
26. The bee sting has left a swelling on my hand.
    我手上蜜蜂叮咬处留下了一个肿块。
27. You might experience both the immediate and the delayed reactions from the same insect bite or sting.
    你可能经历过因为同一种昆虫叮咬或蜇伤时产生的上述两种即时反应和延迟反应。
28. The Sting Ray poisoned you.
    你被鱼的刺毒伤了。
29. I am treating his child for a scorpion sting.
    我正在为他的孩子治疗蝎子叮伤。
30. I love you more than a wasp can sting.
    我对你的爱胜过黄蜂的叮咬。