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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.