英语词汇“stab”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	stab
释义	stab I. \ˈstab, -aa(ə)b\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English stabbe 1. : a wound produced by or as if by a pointed weapon; specifically : stab wound 2. a. : a thrust of a pointed weapon b. : a jerky stroke (as with a bat, mallet, or club) c. : a billiards shot in which the cue ball is stroked sharply to cause it to remain on the spot occupied by the object ball d. : a hard jab in boxing 3. a. : a thrust made for a particular purpose < a fish took a stab at a fly — Richard Bissell > < a quick stab into unknown country — L.J.Van Der Post > b. : attempt, go, trial < the present reviewer's sections … devoted to phrase structure and clause structure represent only a stab in this direction — R.A.Hall b. 1911 > < speaks fluently in French, Italian, Spanish and German and makes a stab at Hungarian — Theatre Arts > < making a stab at aplomb — Marcia Davenport > < they didn't care to talk to him much even if he did make a stab at conversation — Will James > 4. a. : a sudden sharp sensation of pain : pang < a stab of lumbago > : a sudden strong feeling < a stab of anxiety > < a stab of envy > < a stab of joy > < a stab of resentment > b. : a sharply delimited display of vivid color or light < the stab of the neon sign — Saturday Review > < a long stab of lightning — Danforth Ross > < little stabs of flame shot from the chimney — O.S.Nock > 5. a. : a culture medium solidified in an upright column in a tube so as to reduce the surface to a minimum — compare slant 2d(1) b. : stab culture II. verb (stabbed ; stabbed ; stabbing ; stabs) *transitive verb* 1. a. : to wound by the thrust of a pointed instrument < stab a man with a dagger > b. : to pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon < cured me by stabbing me in the seat once a fortnight or so with a monstrous hypodermic syringe — G.B.Shaw > < stab an apple with a knife > < a derrick stabbing the sky — Ralph Gray > as (1) : to puncture (sheets, sections, or cover boards) to facilitate hand stitching or sewing in bookbinding (2) : to roughen the surface of (a brick wall) with a point to form a key for plaster c. : pierce 5 < poignant memories stabbed him — Marcia Davenport > < children coming home from the factory or the mine stab the conscience — J.H.Plumb > 2. a. : thrust, drive < a fork that had been stabbed into the navel of a large orange — June W. Brown > < as you arrange the carding, stab pins through it into the paper — Evelyn A. Mansfield > < man stabbed a thumb at a wisp of white ribbon — F.B.Gipson > b. : to strike (as a golf ball) with a jerky stroke c. : to hit (a boxing opponent) with a hard jab 3. : to point (a bird) suddenly and without hesitation — used of a hunting dog *intransitive verb* : to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon : make a stab : pierce < his finger stabbed at a blank page — Jan Valtin > < small forces stab northward looking for a fight — Current History > < the thought had stabbed through her like a knife — Ellen Glasgow > < misty blue peaks stabbing up out of rich forests — Allan Nevins > III. \ˈstab\ noun (-s) Etymology: probably alteration of stob chiefly Scotland : stake IV. noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening Britain : establishment — used of weekly or hourly wages paid by a printing house as distinguished from piecework payments < stab work > < working on stab > V. abbreviation 1. stabilize; stabilizer 2. stable
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