sting

verb

1. 刺；蜇；叮
   to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain
   1. I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
      我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
   2. Be careful of the nettles─they sting!
      小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺！
2. （使）感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛
   to feel, or to make sb feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body
   1. 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。
   2. My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
      烟熏得我眼睛疼。
   3. Tears stung her eyes.
      她流泪流得眼睛疼。
3. 激怒；使不安
   to make sb feel angry or upset
   1. He was stung by their criticism.
      他们的批评使他心烦意乱。
   2. Their cruel remarks stung her into action.
      他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她不得不采取行动。
   3. They launched a stinging attack on the government.
      他们对政府进行了猛烈的抨击。
4. 对（某人）敲竹杠；敲诈；欺诈
   to charge sb more money than they expected; to charge sb who did not expect to pay
   1. I got stung for a £100 meal.
      我挨宰了，一顿饭吃了100英镑。

noun

1. （昆虫的）螫针，刺；（植物的）刺，刺毛
   the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound
   1. the sting of a bee
      蜜蜂的螫针
   2. The scorpion has a sting in its tail.
      蝎子尾巴上有螫针。
2. 刺伤；蜇伤；叮伤
   a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you
   1. 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。
3. （身体或心灵的）剧痛，痛苦
   any sharp pain in your body or mind
   1. the sting of salt in a wound
      伤口上撒盐引起的剧痛
   2. 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。
4. （警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套
   a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals
   1. a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit
      在底特律设圈套抓捕海洛因贩子的行动
5. （罪犯诈骗钱财的）骗局，诡计
   a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money

1. VERB 刺;叮;蜇
   If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain.
   1. The nettles stung their legs...
      荨麻扎了他们的腿。
   2. I jumped as if I had been stung by a scorpion...
      我像被蝎子蜇了似的跳了起来。
   3. This type of bee rarely stings.
      这种蜜蜂很少蜇人。
2. N-COUNT (昆虫、动物的)螫刺，螫针，刺
   The sting of an insect or animal is the part that stings you.
   1. Remove the bee sting with tweezers.
      用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。
3. N-COUNT 刺伤;叮伤;蜇痛
   If you feel a sting, you feel a sharp pain in your skin or other part of your body.
   1. This won't hurt — you will just feel a little sting.
      这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。
4. V-ERG (使)感到刺痛;(使)感到灼痛
   If a part of your body stings, or if a substance stings it, you feel a sharp pain there.
   1. His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind...
      刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。
   2. Never put any essential oils near the eyes. They are very strong and could sting...
      千万不要将任何精油抹到眼睛周围。它们有很强的刺激性，可能会使眼睛产生刺痛感。
   3. Sprays can sting sensitive skin.
      这些喷剂会使敏感肌肤感到刺痛。
5. VERB (言谈)刺痛，刺伤，惹恼
   If someone's remarks sting you, they make you feel hurt and annoyed.
   1. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him...
      他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
   2. She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words.
      他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。
6. N-COUNT (警方为抓捕罪犯精心设计的)圈套
   A sting is a clever secret plan carried out by the police in order to catch criminals.
   1. The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.
      警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。
   2. ...a sting set by the FBI.
      美国联邦调查局设下的圈套
7. 煞风景的结局;令人不愉快的结尾
   If an announcement or decision has a sting in the tail or a sting in its tail, it contains a critical and unpleasant part, normally at the end.
8. 减少麻烦;减轻不愉快
   If something takes the sting out of a situation, it makes it less unpleasant.

1. They tried to get the harpoon into the ray before the sting tail came lashing over to retaliate
   他们试图把鱼叉刺进鳐鱼体内，以防它猛摆那蜇人的尾巴报复。
2. This type of bee rarely stings.
   这种蜜蜂很少蜇人。
3. Remove the bee sting with tweezers.
   用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。
4. This won't hurt — you will just feel a little sting.
   这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。
5. His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind
   刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。
6. Never put any essential oils near the eyes. They are very strong and could sting
   千万不要将任何精油抹到眼睛周围。它们有很强的刺激性，可能会使眼睛产生刺痛感。
7. Sprays can sting sensitive skin.
   这些喷剂会使敏感肌肤感到刺痛。
8. He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him
   他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
9. She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words.
   他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。
10. The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.
    警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。
11. There's always a sting in his words.
    他说话总带刺儿。
12. How much did they sting you for?
    他们敲了你多少钱？
13. Peppers sting the tongue.
    胡椒蜇舌头。
14. When you slice an onion, it makes your eyes sting.
    切葱头辣眼睛。
15. Slicing onions makes the eyes sting.
    切洋葱蜇眼睛。
16. The sting of a scorpion is poisonous.
    蝎子的钩子有毒。
17. The sting of coral can be very painful.
    珊瑚刺伤可引起剧痛。
18. My finger was hurt by a sting.
    我的手指被刺伤了。
19. If you hurt the bee it may sting you.
    你如果打蜜蜂，它就会螫你的。
20. This is not a worker bee, it has no sting.
    这不是工蜂，因其无螯刺。
21. Sea urchins are found on rocks and in seaweed and sting in the same way.
    海胆是上发现的岩石和在海藻和斯汀在相同的方式。
22. The tops don't sting you!
    它的上面是不会刺你的！
23. Julia: Let me think. I like Sting and Ricky Martin.
    朱莉娅：让我想想，我喜欢斯汀和里奇·马丁。
24. How can I sting you when I would also drown?
    蜇了你我也会淹死，我怎么会蜇你呢？
25. She had a puncture wound in her arm, from a wasp sting.
    她的手臂被刺伤了，是黄蜂叮的。
26. The bee sting has left a swelling on my hand.
    我手上蜜蜂叮咬处留下了一个肿块。
27. You might experience both the immediate and the delayed reactions from the same insect bite or sting.
    你可能经历过因为同一种昆虫叮咬或蜇伤时产生的上述两种即时反应和延迟反应。
28. The Sting Ray poisoned you.
    你被鱼的刺毒伤了。
29. I am treating his child for a scorpion sting.
    我正在为他的孩子治疗蝎子叮伤。
30. I love you more than a wasp can sting.
    我对你的爱胜过黄蜂的叮咬。

sting sb for sth

1. 向某人借钱
   to borrow money from sb
   1. I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
      我的胳膊给黄蜂蜇了一下。
   2. Be careful of the nettles─they sting!
      小心给荨麻扎着——荨麻有刺！

n.

a sting in the tail

• 煞风景的结局
  an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it

noun

1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

   Synonym:    buncobunco gamebunkobunko gameconconfidence trickconfidence gamecon gamegyphustleflimflam

2. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

   Synonym:    biteinsect bite

3. a mental pain or distress
   1. a pang of conscience

   Synonym:    pang

4. a kind of pain
   1. the sting of death
   2. he felt the stinging of nettles

   Synonym:    stinging

verb

1. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
   1. They stuck me with the dinner bill
   2. I was stung with a huge tax bill

   Synonym:    stick

2. deliver a sting to
   1. A bee stung my arm yesterday

   Synonym:    biteprick

3. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
   1. His remark stung her

4. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   1. The sun burned his face

   Synonym:    biteburn

5. cause a stinging pain
   1. The needle pricked his skin

   Synonym:    pricktwinge