sting
名詞
定義 sting 名詞
pain(疼痛)
- Countable(可數名詞)Singular(單數)
A sudden, sharp, burning pain in the eyes, skin, or other body part, or the ability to cause such pain.
刺痛；灼痛；蜇刺
She received multiple stings from bees.
她被蜜蜂螫了好幾下。
The sharp, stinging sensation from salt in the open wound.
鹽巴在傷口上造成的尖銳刺痛感。
Certain types of jellyfish have a very painful sting.
某些種類的水母具有非常疼痛的螫刺。
emotion(情緒)
- Singular(單數)
The feeling of distress caused by something upsetting or hurtful.
傷痛；痛苦
The pain of the stinging defeat.
失敗的痛苦。
He still felt the sting of the rejection.
他仍然感受到被拒絕的傷痛。
The sting of the criticism lingered.
批評的刺痛感久久不散。
body part(身體部位)
- Countable(可數名詞)
A sharp, pointed part of an insect, animal, or plant that can penetrate skin and often inject poison.
（昆蟲或動物的）刺，蜇刺；（植物的）刺毛
deception(欺騙)
- Countable(可數名詞)
A carefully planned and intricate scheme designed to deceive people in order to steal something.
精心策劃的偷竊行為
A bank employee was implicated in a complex sting operation that resulted in the theft of $5 million.
一名銀行員工涉嫌參與一項複雜的誘捕行動，導致500萬美元被盜。
law(法律)
- Countable(可數名詞)
A deceptive operation by law enforcement to catch criminals, often involving undercover officers pretending to be criminals.
（警方為逮捕罪犯而採取的）誘捕行動
The police launched a sting operation.
警方展開了一場誘捕行動。
media(媒體)
A very short animation used for advertising a brand, product, or television channel.
（產品或電視頻道宣傳用的）超短動畫
動詞
定義 sting 動詞
injure(傷害)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To cause a small but painful injury, usually with poison, by piercing the skin.
（昆蟲、植物或動物）叮，螫，刺
Do all types of bees have the ability to sting?
所有種類的蜜蜂都有螫人的能力嗎？
I was stung by a wasp yesterday.
我昨天被黃蜂螫了。
I did not see the nettles until after they stung me.
我直到被蕁麻刺到才看到它們。
pain(疼痛)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To cause a sharp, usually temporary, pain.
引起刺痛；引起灼痛
The soap/smoke/sweat caused a stinging sensation in my eyes.
肥皂/煙霧/汗水讓我的眼睛感到刺痛。
This type of disinfectant will not sting, even on a fresh cut.
這種消毒劑不會刺痛，即使在新鮮傷口上也不會。
The cold wind stung her cheeks.
寒風刺痛了她的臉頰。
emotion(情緒)
- Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
To cause someone to feel upset and hurt by unkind remarks.
（言語）刺痛，使痛苦
She knew he was right, but his words still stung her nonetheless.
她知道他是對的，但他的話仍然刺痛了她。
He was deeply stung by her criticisms.
他深深地被她的批評刺痛了。
She gave a stinging retort before slamming the phone down.
她給了一個尖銳的反駁，然後摔下電話。
charge(收費)
- Transitive(及物動詞)informal(非正式)
To charge someone an unexpectedly high price for something; to overcharge.
敲竹槓；狠宰
The bank stung me £50 in overdraft charges.
銀行向我收取了50英鎊的透支費用。
The shop is notorious for stinging tourists with inflated prices.
這家店以向遊客收取高價而臭名昭著。
成語
- take the sting out of something
To reduce the unpleasantness or pain associated with something.
減輕（某事物）所帶來的不快或痛苦。
• The company offered extra allowances to take the sting out of the inconvenience of relocation.
公司提供了額外津貼，以減輕搬遷帶來的不便。
- have a sting in the/its tail
Describes a narrative, such as a story or joke, that has a surprising or unpleasant twist that is revealed only at the end.
先苦後甜（結局出人意料）
• The movie seemed ordinary, but the ending was surprisingly shocking; it really had a sting in its tail.
這部電影看似普通，但結局卻出人意料地令人震驚；它真的在結尾藏了一手。