sting

verb

/stɪŋ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they sting	/stɪŋ/ /stɪŋ/
he / she / it stings	/stɪŋz/ /stɪŋz/
past simple stung	/stʌŋ/ /stʌŋ/
past participle stung	/stʌŋ/ /stʌŋ/
-ing form stinging	/ˈstɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] sting (somebody/something) (of an insect or plant) to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain刺；蜇；叮
- I was stung on the arm by a wasp.我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
- Be careful of the nettles—they sting!小心给荨麻扎着，荨麻有刺！
Topics Illnessb2
[intransitive, transitive] to feel, or to make somebody feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body（使）感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛
- I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.我在割破的地方抹了点抗菌剂，一时间十分刺痛。
- My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛疼。
- sting something Tears stung her eyes.她流泪流得眼睛疼。
Synonyms hurt
hurt
- ache
- burn
- sting
- tingle
- itch
- throb
These are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.
- hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
  My feet hurt.我脚疼。
  Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！
- ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
  I’m aching all over.我周身疼痛。
- burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
  Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。
- sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
  My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛痛。
- tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
  The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
- itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
  I itch all over.我浑身痒。
  Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？
- throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
  His head throbbed painfully.他的头一抽一跳地痛。
Patterns
- your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
- your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
- your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
- your head hurts/aches/throbs
- your stomach hurts/aches
- to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
- to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
- It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
[transitive] to make somebody feel angry or upset激怒；使不安
- sting somebody He was stung by their criticism.他们的批评使他心烦意乱。
- They launched a stinging attack on the government.他们对政府进行了猛烈的抨击。
- sting somebody to/into something Their cruel remarks stung her into action.他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她采取了行动。
- sting somebody into doing something He was stung into answering in his defence.他被激怒了，不得不作出回应为自己辩护。
- He was stung into making a cheap retort.他被激怒了才反唇相讥。
- Taunts from the fans stung him into his best performance of the season.粉丝们的嘲笑刺痛了他，使他获得了本赛季的最佳表现。
Topics Feelingsc2
[transitive, often passive] sting somebody (for something) (informal) to charge somebody more money than they expected; to charge somebody who did not expect to pay对（某人）敲竹杠；敲诈；欺诈
- I got stung for a £100 meal.我挨宰了，一顿饭吃了 100 英镑。
- How much did they sting you for?他们骗了你多少钱？
sting somebody for something (British English, informal) to borrow money from somebody向某人借钱
- Can I sting you for a couple of pounds?我能借你几英镑吗？

词源Old English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.

sting

noun

/stɪŋ/

Idioms

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(North American English also stinger)
[countable] the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound（昆虫的）螫针，刺；（植物的）刺，刺毛
- the sting of a bee蜜蜂的螫针
- The scorpion has a sting in its tail.蝎子尾巴上有螫针。
- The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子的螫针可以致命。
Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- nasty
- painful
- sharp
- …
verb + sting
- have
- get
- give somebody
- …
[countable] a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you刺伤；蜇伤；叮伤
- A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.被黄蜂或蜜蜂蜇一下疼是疼，但未必碍事。
- She's allergic to bee stings.她对蜜蜂螫伤过敏。
- You can get a nasty sting from a jellyfish.你可能会被水母狠狠地蛰一下。
Topics Illnessb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- nasty
- painful
- sharp
- …
verb + sting
- have
- get
- give somebody
- …
[countable, uncountable] any sharp pain in your body or mind（身体或心灵的）剧痛，痛苦
- the sting of salt in a wound伤口上撒盐引起的剧痛
- There was a sting of sarcasm in his voice.他的声音中有一丝讽刺。
- She felt the sting of tears in her eyes.她感觉眼睛被泪水刺得发痛。
- He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words (= trying to make the situation less painful or difficult).他冲她微微一笑，想使他的话不至于刺痛她。
- the hot sting of tears泪水引起的火辣辣的刺痛
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hot
- sharp
verb + sting
- feel
[countable] a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals（警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套
- The FBI conducted a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit.联邦调查局设了圈套在底特律抓捕海洛因贩子。
- She was arrested in an undercover sting operation.她被秘密诱捕。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- undercover
- FBI
- police
- …
verb + sting
- mount
- set up
- be arrested in
- …
sting + noun
- operation
[countable] (especially North American English) a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money（罪犯诈骗钱财的）骗局，诡计

词源Old English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.

Idioms

a sting in the tail

(informal) an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and makes it less good, successful, etc. 煞风景的结局