stab sb/sth with sth
with 引出使用的工具或武器，直接宾语是被刺的人或物。
He stabbed the attacker with a knife.
他用刀刺了袭击者。
刺；捅；扎
stabs — third person singular of stab
戳；捅；刺痛；中伤；暗害；凿毛（砖墙）；给书页穿孔（装订）
pierce or wound with a pointed weapon
用(通常是尖锐的)工具或武器刺或伤害(某人),尤其是刀或匕首
To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
以刺的动作推入
To thrust in a stabbing motion.
用(通常是尖锐的)物体的尖端鲁莽地击打(常与at连用)
To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
引起尖锐的疼痛(常与at连用)
To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
暗中伤害或通过恶意的谎言或诽谤伤害
To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
用镐粗糙化砖墙以便粘贴灰泥
To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
在折叠的纸张靠近背边处刺孔以便穿线或穿线
To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
在连接时引导管道末端进入接头
To guide the end of a pipe into a coupling when making up a connection.
一般现在时
He stabs the paper with his pen.
他用笔刺穿纸张。
past
She stabbed the steak with a fork.
她用叉子戳了牛排。
present participle
The pain is stabbing my back.
疼痛正在刺痛我的背。
刺；戳；刺痛
The victim was stabbed in the chest during the fight.
受害者在打斗中胸部被刺伤。
用法提示：stabbed 是 stab 的过去分词，构成被动语态，表示‘被刺’。
He threatened to stab me with a broken bottle.
他威胁要用破瓶子捅我。
用法提示：to stab 为不定式，stab 在此作‘捅、刺’解。
The cook quickly stabs the sausage with a knife to let the steam escape.
厨师用刀快速扎了一下香肠，让蒸汽跑出来。
用法提示：stabs 是 stab 的第三人称单数形式，表示‘扎、戳’。
with 引出使用的工具或武器，直接宾语是被刺的人或物。
He stabbed the attacker with a knife.
他用刀刺了袭击者。
身体部位前用 in 或 on，武器仍用 with 引出。
She stabbed him in the arm with a fork.
她用叉子刺了他的手臂。
at 强调朝某方向做刺戳的动作，不强调一定刺中；主语也可以是疼痛等感觉，如 A sharp pain stabbed at his chest.
He stabbed at the meat with his fork.
他用叉子朝那块肉戳去。
固定说法，意为“背后中伤、背叛某人”，多用于比喻。
He stabbed me in the back by telling everyone my secret.
他把我的秘密告诉大家，在背后捅了我一刀。
grammar · medium
易错句子She stabed the attacker with a knife.
正确表达She stabbed the attacker with a knife.
stab 是重读闭音节动词，末尾只有一个辅音字母 b，加 -ed 前必须双写该辅音字母，所以过去式和过去分词是 stabbed，不是 stabed（可类比 stopped、planned）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The victim was stabbed by a knife.
正确表达The victim was stabbed with a knife.
被动语态里 by 引出动作的执行者（施动的人或物），而刀是使用的工具，工具要用介词 with。若要说施动者应说 by a man；表示“用刀”这一工具关系只能用 with a knife。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stab the man in the arm.
正确表达He stabs the man in the arm.
一般现在时中，主语为第三人称单数（he/she/it）时，动词要加 -s，因此用 stabs；汉语动词没有这种人称变化，容易漏掉词尾 -s。
口语里更强调把尖物“插入并留在里面”，宾语多是刀、针等物；“把刀插进某物”用 stick，而“持刀刺伤人”这一动作才用 stab。
强调穿透物体本身（耳洞、皮肤、护甲等），不强调伤人；stab 的典型义是用刀等刺伤人。
指用针尖等轻轻刺出小孔，伤势很轻；stab 指用刀等造成的较重伤。
背后捅刀子（比喻背叛）
He stabbed his friend in the back by revealing his secret.
他泄露朋友的秘密，背后捅了一刀。
用刀刺某人
The assailant stabbed the victim with a knife.
袭击者用刀刺伤了受害者。
戳向某物
She stabbed at the lock with a screwdriver.
她用螺丝刀戳向锁。
刺入某物
The needle stabbed into his arm.
针刺入他的手臂。
刺出一个洞
He stabbed a hole in the plastic cover.
他在塑料盖上刺了一个洞。
stab + -ing
stab + -er
stab + wound
stab + -proof
back + stab
背后捅刀子；背叛
He stabbed his colleague in the back by taking credit for her work.
他抢了同事的功劳，在背后捅了她一刀。
尝试做
She made a stab at solving the math problem but gave up quickly.
她尝试解这道数学题，但很快就放弃了。
瞎猜；无把握的尝试
My answer was just a stab in the dark; I had no idea what the correct answer was.
我的答案只是瞎猜；我根本不知道正确答案是什么。
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