Word · Frequency #16244
jab
戳；刺；捅
A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
- 1.
A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
快速刺击或打击；戳或推的动作
- 2.
A short straight punch.
短而直的拳击
刺拳；快速刺击或打击；戳或推的动作；短而直的拳击；刺；戳
In use
He threw a quick jab to the opponent's face.
The nurse gave me a jab in the arm.
She gave him a jab with her elbow to get his attention.
throw a jab
常用于拳击语境。
The boxer threw a quick jab to his opponent's face.
拳击手迅速朝对手脸部刺了一拳。
a jab to the [body part]
指具体部位的戳刺。
He received a painful jab to the ribs.
他肋骨上挨了狠狠的一戳。
a jab at [someone/something]
可引申为言语上的讽刺。
She made a sly jab at his cooking skills.
她对他的厨艺进行了狡猾的讽刺。
Common mistakes
He jab me.He gave me a jab.
中文学习者受动词义影响，误将名词'jab'作动词使用。名词'jab'需搭配动词'give'（或'take'等）来表达'猛击'动作。
He made a jab to me.He made a jab at me.
介词搭配错误：表示'对某人猛击/讽刺'时，固定介词应为'at'，而不是'to'。
Connections
Collocations
- throw a jab
- 打出一记刺拳
- He threw a quick jab to test his opponent's defense.他快速打出一记刺拳来试探对手的防守。
- land a jab
- 用刺拳击中对手
- She landed a clean jab on his chin.她用一记干净的刺拳击中了他的下巴。
- a sharp jab
- 猛地一戳
- He felt a sharp jab in his ribs.他感到肋骨被猛地戳了一下。
- jab to the chin
- 打在下巴上的一记刺拳
- A solid jab to the chin sent him reeling.一记重刺拳打在下巴上，让他踉跄后退。
- lead with a jab
- 先用刺拳开道
- The boxer likes to lead with a jab before throwing a right hook.这位拳击手喜欢先出刺拳，然后再打右手勾拳。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想发音：jab 听起来像中文‘扎’，快速一扎/一戳；也可记作拳击里的短促‘刺拳’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话中谈戳、捅、拳击比赛或训练中谈刺拳 作“戳、捅”讲时多用于日常口语；作拳击用语“刺拳”时是比较常见的中性体育说法。整体介于口语与中性之间，正式书面语中通常较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式jabs，尤指拳击中的刺拳。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with jab: their stressed vowel and following consonant are /æb/. Be careful with the lookalike job (American /dʒɑːb/, British /dʒɒb/) – it is spelled like jab but has a different vowel and does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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