vt.

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

   一隻蜜蜂螫了他的背。

2. 刺痛，使疼痛
   The smoke stung my eyes.

   煙燻得我眼睛痛。

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

   他們的嘲弄刺激他作出了尖刻的回答。

   His words stung her.

   他的話刺痛了她。

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

   他們過去常詐騙客戶。

5. 【口】敲……的竹槓，騙[（+for）]

vi.

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

   如果沒有人惹它，蜜蜂通常是不螫人的。

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

   我的眼睛被煙燻痛。

n.

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

   當心，這昆蟲有刺。

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

   足球隊嘗到了失敗的痛楚。

   He felt a sting in the elbow.

   他感到肘部一陣刺痛。

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

   她話中帶刺。

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.