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VERB
刺;叮;蜇
If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with poison, is pushed into your skin so that you feel a sharp pain.
例句
The nettles stung their legs...
荨麻扎了他们的腿。
I jumped as if I had been stung by a scorpion...
我像被蝎子蜇了似的跳了起来。
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N-COUNT
(昆虫、动物的)螫刺，螫针，刺
The sting of an insect or animal is the part that stings you.
例句
Remove the bee sting with tweezers.
用镊子拔掉蜜蜂的螫刺。
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N-COUNT
刺伤;叮伤;蜇痛
If you feel a sting, you feel a sharp pain in your skin or other part of your body.
例句
This won't hurt — you will just feel a little sting.
这不痛——你只会感觉到像被轻轻叮了一下。
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V-ERG
(使)感到刺痛;(使)感到灼痛
If a part of your body stings, or if a substance stings it, you feel a sharp pain there.
例句
His cheeks were stinging from the icy wind...
刺骨的寒风吹得他脸颊生疼。
Never put any essential oils near the eyes. They are very strong and could sting...
千万不要将任何精油抹到眼睛周围。它们有很强的刺激性，可能会使眼睛产生刺痛感。
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VERB
(言谈)刺痛，刺伤，惹恼
If someone's remarks sting you, they make you feel hurt and annoyed.
例句
He's a sensitive lad and some of the criticism has stung him...
他是个敏感的小伙子，有些批评刺痛了他。
She burst into tears, stung by the harshness of his words.
他那番严厉无情的话让她伤心得大哭起来。
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N-COUNT
(警方为抓捕罪犯精心设计的)圈套
A sting is a clever secret plan carried out by the police in order to catch criminals.
例句
The police ran a sting operation to crack down on illegal guns.
警方展开诱捕行动以严打非法枪支。
...a sting set by the FBI.
美国联邦调查局设下的圈套
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PHRASE
煞风景的结局;令人不愉快的结尾
If an announcement or decision has a sting in the tail or a sting in its tail, it contains a critical and unpleasant part, normally at the end.
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PHRASE
减少麻烦;减轻不愉快
If something takes the sting out of a situation, it makes it less unpleasant.