sting
verb- [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 - [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 hurthurt- ache
- burn
- sting
- tingle
- itch
- throb
- 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。
- 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2He 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。
- sting somebody
- [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 - 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？
Word OriginOld English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.
