/stæb ||; stæb/verb [T] (stabbing;stabbed) to push a knife or other pointed object into sb/sth 刺；捅；戳: The man had been stabbed in the back.那个男人背部被刺了。He stabbed a potato with his fork.他用叉戳马铃薯。
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/stæb ||; stæb/noun[C]
1 an injury that was caused by a knife, etc 刺伤: He received stab wounds to his neck and back.他颈部和背部被刺伤。
2 a sudden sharp pain 一阵刺痛
have a stab at sth/doing sth(informal 非正式) to try to do sth 尝试做某事