vt.

1. 刺，螫，叮
   A bee stung him on the back.

   一只蜜蜂螫了他的背。

2. 刺痛，使疼痛
   The smoke stung my eyes.

   烟薰得我眼睛痛。

3. （心灵，感情上的）刺痛，伤害
   Their ridicule stung him into making a sharp reply.

   他们的嘲弄刺激他作出了尖刻的回答。

   His words stung her.

   他的话刺痛了她。

4. 刺激使做；驱使
   They used to sting their clients.

   他们过去常诈骗客户。

5. 【口】敲……的竹杠，骗[（+for）]

vi.

1. 刺，叮
   Bees do not normally sting without being provoked.

   如果没有人惹它，蜜蜂通常是不螫人的。

2. 被刺痛，感到灼痛
   My eyes are stinging from the smoke.

   我的眼睛被烟薰痛。

n.

1. 螫针；（植物的）刺毛[C]
   Be careful. The insect has stings.

   当心，这昆虫有刺。

2. 刺，刺痛[C]
   The football team felt the sting of defeat.

   足球队尝到了失败的痛楚。

   He felt a sting in the elbow.

   他感到肘部一阵刺痛。

3. （话中的）刺；讽刺，挖苦；刺激性[S]
   Her words have a sting in them.

   她话中带刺。

n.

1. a small sharp-pointed organ of an insect, plant, etc. capable of inflicting a painful wound by injecting poison.
2. a wound from such an organ.
3. a sharp tingling sensation or hurtful effect.
4. informal a carefully planned undercover operation.

v.

1. wound with a sting.
2. produce a stinging sensation.
   ▸hurt; upset.
   ▸ (sting someone into) goad someone into.
3. informal swindle or exorbitantly overcharge.