stab/stæb/ (stabbed, stabbed; stabbing)

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1. 刺，戳；刺伤

• The man was stabbed to death. 那个人被刺死了。

• She stabbed the robber in the arm with a knife. 她用刀捅伤了劫匪的手臂。

2. （感情上的）刺痛

• The little girl's miserable experience stabbed me to the heart. 小女孩的不幸遭遇使我心如刀割。

词组stab in the back 暗中伤人

• She stabbed me in the back. 她在背后中伤我。