2VERB (用手指或手中的尖物)戳,捅 If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding. (用手指或手中的尖物)戳,捅
Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber. [VERB noun]
贝丝叉起一片黄瓜。
Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for. [VERB noun + at]
戈德斯通翻动书页,大拇指按到他正在寻找的那个段落上。
He stabbed at the omelette with his fork. [VERB + at]
5PHRASE 背后捅刀子;暗地中伤 If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back . 背后捅刀子;暗地中伤
She felt betrayed, as though her daughter had stabbed her in the back.
1with a knife用刀ADJECTIVE | VERB + STAB | STAB + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤quick迅速的一刺VERB + STAB➤make刺;戳◇The boy made a stab at the pig.男孩朝豬刺去。STAB + NOUN➤wound刺傷的傷口PREPOSITION➤stab at, stab to扎向⋯;刺向⋯◇a stab to the chest朝着胸部的一刺PHRASES➤a stab to the heart (figurative) 心的刺痛◇Each word felt like a stab to the heart.每個字都像刀一樣刺痛心臟。stab
noun²
2sudden pain突然的痛苦ADJECTIVE | VERB + STAB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤sharp, sudden刀割般的/突然的刺痛VERB + STAB➤feel感到刺痛PHRASES➤stab of⋯的不快◇He felt a sharp stab of disappointment.他感到一陣失望的痛苦。◇a stab of pain刺痛stab
noun³
3attempt努力ADJECTIVE | VERB + STAB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brave, good勇敢的/有益的嘗試➤half-hearted缺乏熱情的嘗試◇She made a half-hearted stab at medical school, and quickly withdrew.她漫不經心嘗試過考醫學院,但很快就放棄了。➤wild瘋狂的嘗試➤first首次嘗試◇He took his first stab at directing.他首次嘗試做導演。VERB + STAB➤have, make, take試圖做;嘗試PREPOSITION➤stab at對⋯的嘗試◇I had a stab at answering the question.我試圖回答這個問題。PHRASES➤a stab in the dark (figurative) 瞎猜;盲動◇It was only a stab in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something.雖然那只是在瞎弄,但我還是希望能學會點兒東西。stab
verb
ADVERB | VERB + STAB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤repeatedly反複地刺◇He is accused of repeatedly stabbing a 16-year-old boy.他被指控將一個 16 歲的男孩多處刺傷。➤fatally致命地刺◇He was fatally stabbed.他受到致命的刺傷。➤accidentally意外刺傷◇Tina accidentally stabbed herself with her pencil.蒂娜不小心用鉛筆戳着自己了。VERB + STAB➤threaten to威脅要刺傷▸➤try to試圖刺傷PREPOSITION➤at, in刺向⋯;刺中⋯◇He was stabbed in the chest.他胸部被刺。➤with用⋯戳◇I stabbed at my meat with my fork.我用叉子戳肉。PHRASES➤be found stabbed發現被刺◇He was found stabbed in his car.他被發現刺死在車裏。➤stab sb to death把某人刺死