Word · Frequency #5408
stab
刺；捅；戳
an act of pushing a knife or other pointed object into someone or something
- 1.
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
用物体刺或推的动作
- 2.
a sudden sharp feeling
突然的剧烈感觉
- 3.
A wound made by stabbing.
刺伤造成的伤口
- 4.
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
用刀或其他利器猛刺
- 5.
Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
对感情的伤害
- 6.
informal words for any attempt or effort
尝试或努力的非正式说法
- 7.
Criticism.
批评
- 8.
A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
为作品增添戏剧效果的单个断奏和弦
- 9.
A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
通过针或线刺入固体培养基的细菌培养
刺伤；刀伤；突然的剧痛；一阵强烈的感觉；尝试；试图；感情上的伤害；伤人的话；批评；指责
In use
A sudden stab of pain shot through her wrist as she lifted the box.
He felt a stab of guilt for not calling his mother.
Sharp stabs of hunger made her stop at the bakery.
she felt a stab of excitement
one strong stab to the heart killed him
he took a stab at forecasting
Connections
Collocations
- a stab in the back
- 背后捅刀；背叛
- His refusal to support me was a real stab in the back.他拒绝支持我真是背后捅刀。
- take a stab at
- 尝试做某事
- I'll take a stab at fixing the leaky tap.我来试着修一下漏水的水龙头。
- a stab of pain
- 一阵剧痛
- She felt a sudden stab of pain in her side.她突然感到肋部一阵剧痛。
- a stab wound
- 刺伤；刀伤
- The surgeon treated a deep stab wound in his leg.外科医生处理了他腿上一处很深的刺伤。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stab someone in the back
- 背后捅刀子；背信弃义He stabbed his best friend in the back to get the promotion.为了得到晋升，他在最好的朋友背后捅了一刀。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 stab 里的 b 想象成一把刀尖，突然一刺——名词‘刺、捅’的动作和剧痛就记住了。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、文学描写 作名词时，stab 表“刺、捅、戳”或“突然的剧痛”等义项时通常用于中性语境；表“尝试”时多用于非正式口语。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 of（情感）、at（尝试）、in（短语 stab in the back 意为背信弃义）搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 stab (/stæb/) 押韵，因为它们都以 /æb/ 结尾。注意 stable (/ˈsteɪbəl/) 和 table (/ˈteɪbəl/) 拼写相似，但元音不同，并不与 stab 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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