shiv

noun

UK/ʃɪv/
US/ʃɪv/

Definitions of shiv noun

  1. Countable(可數名詞)

    A homemade knife or a sharp, pointed object used as a weapon.

    (尤指自製的)刀;利器,通常指用作武器的尖銳物體

    • In prisons, shivs are commonly used for conducting gang-related transactions.

      在監獄中,自製刀具通常用於進行幫派相關的交易。

    • He attempted to use a shiv during the altercation, but was restrained.

      他在爭執中試圖使用自製刀具,但被制止了。

    • The prison guards discovered several shivs hidden in the inmate's cell.

      監獄警衛在囚犯的牢房裡發現了幾把隱藏的自製刀具。

verb

UK/ʃɪv/
US/ʃɪv/

Definitions of shiv verb

  1. Transitive(及物動詞)

    To attack someone with a shiv or other makeshift weapon.

    用刀(或其他自製武器)襲擊

    • He was shivved during a prison conflict.

      他在監獄衝突中被刀刺傷。

    • The thug threatened to shiv the victim with the makeshift weapon.

      歹徒威脅要用自製武器刺傷受害者。

    • Police arrested a man suspected of shivving someone during a street fight.

      警方逮捕了一名涉嫌在街頭鬥毆中用刀刺傷他人的男子。