a stab in the back
collocation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。
刺；捅；戳
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刺；捅；戳
an act of pushing a knife or other pointed object into someone or something
A sudden stab of pain shot through her wrist as she lifted the box.
她提起箱子时，手腕突然感到一阵刺痛。
用物体刺或推的动作
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
突然的剧烈感觉
a sudden sharp feeling
刺伤造成的伤口
A wound made by stabbing.
用刀或其他利器猛刺
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
He felt a stab of guilt for not calling his mother.
他因为没给妈妈打电话而感到一阵内疚。
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Sharp stabs of hunger made her stop at the bakery.
一阵阵强烈的饥饿感让她在面包店前停了下来。
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she felt a stab of excitement
她感到一阵兴奋。
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one strong stab to the heart killed him
一记猛刺中心脏,要了他的命。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
盲猜；瞎猜
I didn't know the answer, so I took a stab in the dark.
我不知道答案，所以就瞎猜了一个。
尝试；试一试
She decided to take a stab at cooking a traditional Chinese dish.
她决定尝试做一道传统中国菜。
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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。
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。
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。
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