stab

verb

1. （用刀等锐器）刺，戳，捅
   to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into sb, killing or injuring them
   1. He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.
      他遭到种族主义者的袭击，被刺死了。
   2. She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.
      她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。
2. （用手指或尖物）戳，捅，刺
   to make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object
   1. He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest.
      他气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸脯。
   2. She stabbed the air with her fork.
      她用叉子在空中比画。
   3. The pain stabbed at his chest.
      他胸部疼得像刀扎似的。

noun

1. 刺；戳；捅；刺（或戳、捅）的伤口
   an act of stabbing or trying to stab sb/sth; a wound caused by stabbing
   1. He received several stabs in the chest.
      他胸部被刺了几刀。
   2. She died of a single stab wound to the heart.
      她因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。
2. 突然一阵剧痛（或难受的感觉）
   a sudden sharp pain or unpleasant feeling
   1. She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.
      她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。
   2. a stab of guilt/fear/pity/jealousy, etc.
      一阵内疚、恐惧、怜悯、嫉妒等
3. 尝试；企图
   an attempt to do sth
   1. He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it.
      尽管他觉得试题很难，但还是尽力去做了。
   2. Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle.
      无数人试图解开这个谜。

1. VERB (用刀等锋利物)刺，戳，捅
   If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body.
   1. Somebody stabbed him in the stomach...
      有人朝他肚子上捅了一刀。
   2. Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver...
      迪安试图用一把改锥捅他。
   3. Stephen was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack nearly five months ago.
      斯蒂芬在近 5 个月前无故遭到袭击，被捅死了。
2. VERB (用手指或手中的尖物)戳，捅
   If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding.
   1. Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber...
      贝丝叉起一片黄瓜。
   2. Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for...
      戈德斯通翻动书页，大拇指按到他正在寻找的那个段落上。
   3. He stabbed at the omelette with his fork.
      他用叉子戳着煎蛋。
3. N-SING 尝试;试图
   If you have a stab at something, you try to do it.
   1. Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting.
      好几位网球明星都尝试过从事演艺。
4. N-SING (通常指令人不快的感觉的)突发的一阵
   You can refer to a sudden, usually unpleasant feeling as a stab of that feeling.
   1. ...a stab of pain just above his eye...
      他眼睛上方突然的一阵疼痛
   2. She felt a stab of pity for him.
      她突然对他心生同情。
5. PHRASE 背后捅刀子;暗地中伤
   If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back .
   1. She felt betrayed, as though her daughter had stabbed her in the back...
      她感到被出卖了，就像女儿在自己背后捅了一刀似的。
   2. He denounced the defection as a stab in the back.
      他谴责这次背叛是背后捅刀子。
6. a stab in the dark → see: dark

1. Somebody stabbed him in the stomach
   有人朝他肚子上捅了一刀。
2. Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver
   迪安试图用一把改锥捅他。
3. Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber
   贝丝叉起一片黄瓜。
4. Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for
   戈德斯通翻动书页，大拇指按到他正在寻找的那个段落上。
5. He stabbed at the omelette with his fork.
   他用叉子戳着煎蛋。
6. Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting.
   好几位网球明星都尝试过从事演艺。
7. She felt a stab of pity for him.
   她突然对他心生同情。
8. She felt betrayed, as though her daughter had stabbed her in the back
   她感到被出卖了，就像女儿在自己背后捅了一刀似的。
9. He denounced the defection as a stab in the back.
   他谴责这次背叛是背后捅刀子。
10. Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.
    这样一种恶毒的谎言简直是暗箭伤人。
11. He will say nice things to your face and then stab you in the back.
    他当面说得好听，背后会给你使绊儿。
12. The following section describes how the debug information can be captured from STAB and DWARF sections.
    下一节将描述如何从STAB和DWARF部分中捕捉调试信息。
13. Let's compare STAB and DWARF, and discuss extracting debug information from both formats.
    接下来我们将比较STAB和DWARF，并讨论如何从这两种格式中提取调试消息。
14. When they get close, just jump out and stab them in the neck.
    等他们接近了，跳出来刺他们的脖子。
15. The stab wound caused massive internal bleeding.
    刺伤导致了严重的内出血。
16. The left thigh and right calf both had knife stab wounds.
    左大腿和左小腿各有一处被匕首捅扎创口。
17. Money-this writing that stabs an eye, deeply stab painful my heart.
    钱&这个刺眼的文字，深深的刺疼了我的心。
18. Will you cut his throat or stab the heart?
    你割他的喉咙还是刺他的心脏？
19. You really tried to stab your father?
    你真的试图刺伤你父亲？
20. Of swords, stab my eyes.
    刀光剑影，刺伤我的眼睛。
21. I realized suddenly, with a stab of fear, that they made up the hunting party.
    我忽然感觉到了一阵锥心的恐惧，我意识到了，他们已经组成了狩猎队。
22. If you stab me, your sword will reach him.
    如果你刺死我，你的剑将刺到他。
23. He died of a stab wound.
    他受了刀伤，过世了。
24. So why stab on your back too?
    为什么在你背后也刺了一刀？
25. If I had to live with my mother, I would stab myself six times.
    要是我要和我妈住，我会自杀。
26. Do not shake the hand that will stab you.
    不要和那会刺伤你手的人握手。
27. Lucky I didn't stab your fat ass.
    你走运了，我没有刺你的大屁股。
28. You stab a guy in a bar fight?
    你在酒吧捅了谁？
29. I will stab you through the heart.
    我会刺穿你们的心脏。

v.

stab sb in the back

• 在某人背后捅刀子；陷害（或中伤）信任你的人
  to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you

n.

a stab in the back

• 背后捅刀子；对给予信任的人的陷害（或中伤）
  an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend

a shot/stab in the dark

• 瞎猜；盲动；盲干
  a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be
  1. The figure he came up with was really just a shot in the dark.
     他得出的数字实际上只是瞎猜而已。

noun

1. informal words for any attempt or effort
   1. he gave it his best shot
   2. he took a stab at forecasting

   Synonym:    shot

2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
   1. one strong stab to the heart killed him

   Synonym:    thrustknife thrust

3. a sudden sharp feeling
   1. pangs of regret
   2. she felt a stab of excitement
   3. twinges of conscience

   Synonym:    pangtwinge

verb

1. poke or thrust abruptly
   1. he jabbed his finger into her ribs

   Synonym:    jabprodpokedig

2. stab or pierce
   1. he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife

   Synonym:    jab

3. use a knife on
   1. The victim was knifed to death

   Synonym:    knife