sting
verb
uk/stɪŋ/us/stɪŋ/stung|stungstingverb(HURT)
[IorT]
If aninsect,plant, oranimalstings, itproducesasmallbutpainfulinjury, usually with apoison, bybrushingagainst theskinor making a verysmallholein theskin:
（昆虫、植物或动物）叮，刺，蜇Do alltypesofbeesting?所有种类的蜜蜂都蜇人吗？
I got stung by awaspyesterday.我昨天被黄蜂蜇了。
I didn'tseethenettlesuntil I was stung by them.我被荨麻刺到后才看见它们。
to hurt someone physically
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
[IorT]
tocausesharpbut usuallytemporarypain:
引起刺痛，引起灼痛Thesoap/smoke/sweatstung myeyes.肥皂／烟雾／汗水刺痛了我的双眼。
Thistypeofdisinfectantdoesn't sting,evenif you put it on afreshcut.这种消毒药水即使涂在新的伤口上也不会有灼痛感。
to cause pain
- hurtMy leg hurts.
- acheMy legs are still aching from my run yesterday.
- throbMy head throbbed.
- stingHis cheeks stung from the aftershave he'd just put on.
- smartThe smoke was thick, making her eyes smart.
- rubThe clothing is cleverly stitched to prevent the seams rubbing anywhere.
to hurt someone physically
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
[IorT]
If someone'sunkindremarkssting, they make youfeelupsetandannoyed:
（伤害人的话）刺痛，使苦恼Sheknewhe wasright, but his words still stung.她知道他是对的，但他的话仍旧伤害了她。
He was stung by hercriticisms.他被她的指责刺痛了。
Shemanagedto give a stingingreply(= anangryanswerintendedtoupset), beforeslammingdown thephone.她甩出一句尖刻的回答，然后啪的一声挂断了电话。
to hurt someone emotionally
- hurtI'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- hurt someone’s feelingsDon't say anything - you'll hurt her feelings.
- upsetI'm sorry the news upset you.
- woundHe had wounded her pride more than she would ever have admitted.
- painIt pains me to admit it, but there's nothing I can do to change the situation.
- grieveIt grieved him that he had been the cause of all the bitterness.
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anti-Darwinian
- anti-Darwinism
- biodiversity
- biologist
- botany
- Darwinism
- entomological
- entomologist
- eukaryote
- fight-or-flight
- poisonous
- pseudopod
- recolonization
- recolonize
- regeneration
- regenerative
- zoology
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Pain & painful
Making people sad, shocked and upset
stingverb(CHARGE)
[T]informal
tochargesomeone asurprisinglylargeamountofmoneyfor something:
向…索要惊人高价；敲诈Thebankstung mefor£50 inchargeswhen I gotoverdrawn.银行在我透支时宰了我50英镑。
Selling
- auction
- Black Friday
- bundle
- bundling
- chain of production
- concession
- outsell
- oversell
- panic selling
- peddle
- pile
- pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
- ply
- sales drive
- salesmanship
- sell out
- sellsomethingoff
- sellout
- shift
- soft sell
sting
noun
uk/stɪŋ/us/stɪŋ/stingnoun(HURT)
[CorS]
asuddenburningpaininyoureyes, onyourskin, etc., or theabilitytocausesuchpain:
（眼睛、皮肤等的）灼痛，刺痛；蜇She had severalbeestings.她被蜜蜂蜇了几下。
the sting ofsaltin awound伤口上撒盐引起的灼痛
Sometypesofjellyfishhave apowerfulsting.某些种类的水母蜇人很痛。
pain
- painThere are drugs you can take to ease the pain.
- agonyMothers will often talk about the agony of childbirth.
- sorenessIf you sailed through the exercises without soreness, you can move on.
- acheI developed a dull ache in my jaw.
- discomfortSometimes receding gums can cause discomfort.
- stingBee stings can cause an allergic reaction in some people.
[S]
thefeelingof beingupsetby something:
痛苦；刺痛，刺伤；刺激the sting ofdefeat失败的痛苦
[C]UK(USstinger)
apointedpartof aninsect,plant, oranimalthat goes through a person's or animal'sskinandleavesbehindpoison
（昆虫或动物的）刺，蜇刺，蜇针；（植物的）刺毛Pain & painful
- -racked
- ache
- agonizing
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- brain freeze
- cluster headache
- dull
- dully
- dysmenorrhea
- excruciating
- grief
- neuralgia
- pang
- prick
- rawness
- sciatic
- sharpness
- stitch
- throb
- tingle
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Sadness and regret
Parts of plants
Miscellaneous animal body parts
stingnoun(GETTING STH)
[C]US
acarefullyplannedandcomplicatedplanwhichdeceivespeopleso thatcriminalscanstealsomething :
精心设计的偷窃行为Abankemployeewasinvolvedin the sting in which $5 million wasstolen.一名银行雇员卷入一宗精心策划的盗窃案，涉案金额达500万美元。
[C]mainlyUS
apoliceactiontocatchcriminalsin which thepolicepretendto becriminals:
（警方为抓捕罪犯的）卧底（行动）a stingoperation卧底行动
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piracy
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snarf
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Plotting & trapping
Detection & solving crimes
stingnoun(FILM)
a veryshortanimation(=filmusingmovingdrawings)used as aformofadvertisingfor abrand(=productname), TVchannel, etc.
（用作产品或电视频道品牌宣传的）非常短小的动画Cinema - general words
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- audio described
- audio description
- fade
- filmic
- filming
- filmstrip
- flick
- footage
- franchise
- projection
- Rambo
- reel
- remake
- rerelease
- rescreen
- reshoot
- theatrical
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Advertising and marketing
Idioms
have a sting in the/its tail
take the sting out ofsomething