sting

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sting的基本意思是“螫; 刺; 刺痛”,指蜜蜂、馬蜂或蠍等螫人。引申可作“激怒”“使感到難受或苦悶”解,指因受到別人的冷淡而懊惱或因受到良心譴責而感到坐立不安或悔恨。在口語中, sting也可表示“騙,敲…的竹杠”。
sting可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語,可用於被動結搆。
sting後接介詞for表示“爲…敲竹杠”或“爲…曏(某人)要高價”; 後接介詞into表示“激勵某人去做某事”。
sting用作不及物動詞時後接介詞from或with表示“因…而感到疼痛”。
sting的過去式和過去分詞均爲stung。

(HURT) If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin.
(CHARGE) to charge someone a surprisingly large amount of money for something
(HURT) a sudden burning pain in your eyes, on your skin, etc., or the ability to cause such pain
(GETTING STH) a carefully planned and complicated plan which deceives people so that criminals can steal something
(FILM) a very short animation (= film using moving drawings) used as a form of advertising for a brand (= product name), TV channel, etc.

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.
The sting of an insect or animal is the part that stings you.
If you feel a sting, you feel a sharp pain in your skin or other part of your body.
If a part of your body stings, or if a substance stings it, you feel a sharp pain there.
If someone's remarks sting you, they make you feel hurt and annoyed.