sting

n

1. C 【昆】英 植 (昆虫的)针，刺； 刺毛

• His arm got a bee sting. 他的手臂扎了蜜蜂的螫刺。

2. C 刺伤；螫伤处

• The bee gave me a sting. 蜜蜂蛰了我一下。

• He rubbed ointment on to the wasp sting. 他在黄蜂蛰过的地方涂了药膏。

3. 用作单 灼痛；刺痛

• He felt the sting of the whip. 他感到鞭子抽在身上的剧痛。

词组a sting in the tail (文章等)无意中使人不快的结尾

• The writer's stories always have a nasty sting in the tail. 那位作家的小说总有一个庸俗的结局。

take the sting out of 使令人感到愉快，使易于接受

• The smile which accompanied it took the sting out of the reproof. 面带笑容的责备没有使人感到难堪。