/stɪŋ ||; stɪŋ/verb [I,T] (
past tense past participle stung /stʌŋ
||; stʌŋ/)
1 (used about an insect, a plant, etc) to make a person or an animal feel a sudden pain by pushing sth sharp into his/her skin and sending poison into him/her (指昆虫、植物等)刺,螫 · Ow! I've been stung by a bee! 哎哟!我被蜜蜂螫了!Be careful. Those plants sting. 小心,那些植物有刺。
2 to make sb/sth feel a sudden, sharp pain 使刺痛: Soap stings if it gets in your eyes. 肥皂入眼会很刺痛。
3 to make sb feel very hurt and upset because of sth you say (指言语)伤害感情,冒犯或触怒别人