| 单词 | sting |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sting(stɪŋ) verbWord forms: stings, stinging or stung 1. (of certain animals and plants) to inflict a wound on (an organism) by the injection of poison 2. to feel or cause to feel a sharp mental or physical pain 3. (transitive) to goad or incite (esp in the phrase sting into action) 4. (transitive) informal to cheat, esp by overcharging noun 5. a skin wound caused by the poison injected by certain insects or plants 6. pain caused by or as if by the sting of a plant or animal 7. a mental pain or pang a sting of conscience 8. a sharp pointed organ, such as the ovipositor of a wasp, by which poison can be injected into the prey 9. the ability to sting a sharp sting in his criticism 10. something as painful or swift of action as a sting the sting of death 11. a sharp stimulus or incitement 12. botany another name for stinging hair 13. slang a swindle or fraud 14. slang a trap set up by the police to entice a person to commit a crime and thereby produce evidence 15. sting in the tail Derived forms stinging (ˈstinging) adjective stingingly (ˈstingingly) adverb stingingness (ˈstingingness) noun Word origin Old English stingan; related to Old Norse stinga to pierce, Gothic usstangan to pluck out, Greek stakhus ear of corn |
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