请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 jab
释义 jab
I. \ˈjab, ˈjaa(ə)b\ verb
(jabbed ; jabbed ; jabbing ; jabs)
Etymology: alteration of job (to strike)
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to pierce with or as if with something sharp : stab
  < got jabbed in the lower part of his chest, seriously if not fatally — Westminster Gazette >
 b. : to poke quickly or abruptly : thrust
  < jabbing the poker among the gray ashes — Rebecca Caudill >
2. : to give a short straight blow to (as a boxing opponent) with the fist
intransitive verb
1. : to make quick or abrupt thrusts with something sharp
 < jabbed around with my spear, knocking off the stalks of dead mulleins — John Moore >
 < took up his list of dates and jabbed at it with a pencil — Dorothy Sayers >
2. : to strike a person with a short straight blow
 < hooking when he should have jabbed, … his head sometimes a craning target — Time >
II. noun
(-s)
: an act of jabbing : a quick or abrupt thrust, stab, or punch; specifically : a short straight punch in boxing delivered with the leading hand
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 22:35:56