/dʒæb ||; dʒæb/verb [I,T] jab sb/sth (with sth);jab sth into sb/sth to push at sb/sth with a sudden, rough movement, usually with sth sharp 刺，戳，捅（通常用尖的物品） · She jabbed me in the ribs with her elbow.她用肘戳我的肋骨。The robber jabbed a gun into my back and ordered me to move.抢匪用枪顶着我的背，喝令我往前走。
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/dʒæb ||; dʒæb/noun[C]
1 a sudden rough push with sth sharp 刺；戳；捅: He gave me a jabin the ribs with the stick.他用棍向我的肋骨戳了一下。
2 (informal 非正式) the action of putting a drug, etc under sb's skin with a needle 药物注射；打针: I'm going to the doctor's to have a flu jabtoday.我患了流感，今天要去诊所打针。 [SYN] injection 同义词为injection