单词 | stab |
释义 | stab —stab /stæb/ noun [C] F0 the act of pushing a knife into someone, or an injury caused by stabbing: » He was admitted to hospital with stab wounds.Thesaurus+: ↑Physical and sexual assault and abduction , ↑Sexual activity in generalThesaurus+: ↑Cutting and stabbingF0 a sudden feeling, especially an unpleasant one such as pain: » She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents Zoe had been given for Christmas.Thesaurus+: ↑Pain and painfulThesaurus+: ↑Feelings - general wordsF0 an action or remark that attacks someone's reputation: » Her criticism of the company's plans was a stab at the chairman himself.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging reputation , ↑Disapproving and criticizingverb (-bb-) ↑Verb Endings for stab B2 [T] to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife: » She was stabbed several times in the chest.» He was jailed for 15 years for stabbing his wife to death.Thesaurus+: ↑Cutting and stabbingF0 [I or T] to make a short, forceful pushing movement with a finger or a long, thin object: » As she spoke she stabbed the air with her finger.» He stabbed at the meat with his fork.Thesaurus+: ↑Pushing and shoving• • • Extra Examples:» He pulled a knife and stabbed her.» Mercutio, fatally stabbed, staggers round the stage in his death throes.» In a fit of insane jealousy he tried to stab her.» She was stabbed twelve times and left for dead.» He'd been stabbed several times and his throat cut. |
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