stab - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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B2 [ T ] to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife（用刀等锐器）戳，捅，刺

She was stabbed several times in the chest.她胸口被捅了几刀。

He was jailed for 15 years for stabbing his wife to death.他因捅死妻子被判入狱15年。

[ I or T ] to make a short, forceful pushing movement with a finger or a long, thin object（用指头或细长物）戳，捅

As she spoke she stabbed the air with her finger.她一边说一边用手指在空中比划着。

He stabbed at the meat with his fork.他用叉子戳着那块肉。

More examples

He pulled a knife and stabbed her.

Mercutio, fatally stabbed, staggers round the stage in his death throes.

In a fit of insane jealousy he tried to stab her.

She was stabbed twelve times and left for dead.

He'd been stabbed several times and his throat cut.

the act of pushing a knife into someone, or an injury caused by stabbing（用刀）戳，刺，捅；戳（或刺、捅）的伤口

He was admitted to hospital with stab wounds.他因刀伤被送进了医院。

a sudden feeling, especially an unpleasant one such as pain突发的一阵感觉；（尤指）一阵难受，一阵刺痛

She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents Zoe had been given for Christmas.她看到佐伊圣诞节收到的那些贵重礼物，顿生妒意。

an action or remark that attacks someone's reputation中伤，诽谤

Her criticism of the company's plans was a stab at the chairman himself.她对公司计划的批评是对董事长本人的中伤。