• vt. 刺；刺傷；戳；刺穿；直入
• vi. 刺；刺傷；戳；刺痛
• n. 刺；戳；嘗試；突發(fā)的一陣
• n. (Stab)人名；(泰)薩達(dá)

來(lái)自蘇格蘭英語(yǔ)，本身為蘇格蘭英語(yǔ)另一個(gè)詞 stob 方言變體詞，最終可能為 stub 的蘇格蘭 變體。詞義由釘子引申為刺，戳，捅。

stab (v.)

late 14c., "thrust with a pointed weapon," first in Scottish English, apparently a dialectal variant of Scottish stob "to pierce, stab," from stob (n.), perhaps a variant of stub (n.) "stake, nail," but Barnhart finds this "doubtful." Figurative use, of emotions, etc., is from 1590s. Related: Stabbed; stabbing.

stab (n.)

"wound produced by stabbing," mid-15c., from stab (v.). Meaning "act of stabbing" is from 1520s. Meaning "a try" first recorded 1895, American English. Stab in the back in the figurative sense "treacherous deed" is first attested 1881; the verbal phrase in the figurative sense is from 1888.

1. Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting.

好幾位網(wǎng)球明星都嘗試過(guò)從事演藝。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. He denounced the defection as a stab in the back.

他譴責(zé)這次背叛是背后捅刀子。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver.

迪安試圖用一把改錐捅他。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. She felt a stab of pity for him.

她突然對(duì)他心生同情。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. I found a stab wound on his leg.

我在他的腿上發(fā)現(xiàn)一處刺傷.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》