Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense stings, present participle stinging, past tense, past participle stung
1VERB 刺;叮;蜇 If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain. 刺;叮;蜇
The nettles stung their legs. [VERB noun]
荨麻扎了他们的腿。
I jumped as if I had been stung by a scorpion. [VERB noun]
7PHRASE [usually PHRASE after verb]煞风景的结局;令人不愉快的结尾 If an announcement or decision has a sting in the tail or a sting in its tail, it contains a critical and unpleasant part, normally at the end. 煞风景的结局;令人不愉快的结尾
8PHRASE [VERB inflects]减少麻烦;减轻不愉快 If something takes the sting out of a situation, it makes it less unpleasant. 减少麻烦;减轻不愉快