stab

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stab1 /stæb/ ●●○ verb (stabbed, stabbing)  1  [transitive]HARM/BE BAD FOR to push a knife into someone or something 〔用刀〕刺，戳，捅 → stabbing He was stabbed to death in a fight. 他在一次打斗中被捅死了。stab somebody in the heart/arm etc She had been stabbed in the chest repeatedly. 她胸口被刺数刀。► see thesaurus at attack2  [intransitive, transitive]PUSH to make quick pushing movements with your finger or something pointed 〔用手指或尖的东西〕戳 SYN jab He raised his voice and stabbed the air with his pen. 他提高嗓门，并用钢笔在空中比画。3. stab somebody in the back BETRAYto do something that harms someone who likes and trusts you 背后中伤某人；背叛某人 SYN betray→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

stab• Betty Carroll was stabbed 61 times and left to die on the floor of her Escondido home.• Her assailant lunged, stabbing at her again and again.• Tracy Barrett, 20, stabbed black magic follower Ian Clark, 59, several times with six steak knives.• He had been stabbed fourteen times.• Luca stabbed her in the thigh with a breadknife.• There was a scuffle and Murray was stabbed in the chest.• Meyers was stabbed once in the abdomen and once in the neck.• Gail's stabbed outside a nightclub..• Maria was stabbed seven-teen times and died that night.• The victim had been stabbed six times.• He stabbed the brake, stabbed too hard, and his back wheels slurred in the dirt.• Half a block away, a woman is raped and stabbed to death behind an abandoned church.• Kitty Davison was found stabbed to death one night in 1997.stabbed to death• He'd been stabbed to death.• The two Leeds supporters were believed to have been stabbed to death after an argument with workmen.• In 1839 John Ridge Senior, a Cherokee, was stabbed to death before the eyes of his twelve-year-old son.• Half a block away, a woman is raped and stabbed to death behind an abandoned church.• Major's partner in crime was later stabbed to death during another raid.• Two men were stabbed to death during the riot.• He got out his knife but stabbed to death his brother, who was attempting to restrain him.• Poolroom murder: Man stabbed to death in hotel fight.• Murray Pugh, a trainee P-E teacher, was stabbed to death last weekend.stab2 noun [countable]  1  HARM/BE BAD FORan act of stabbing or trying to stab someone with a knife 刺，戳，捅 severe stab wounds 严重的刺伤 a stab victim 一个被刀捅了的人 He killed him with a stab to the heart. 他一刀刺中他心脏把他杀死了。2  stab of pain/disappointment/fear etc FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa sudden sharp feeling of pain or a strong emotion 一阵痛苦/失望/恐惧等 He felt a stab of guilt. 他感到一阵愧疚。3  stab at (doing) something informalTRY TO DO OR GET something an attempt to do something, often not successfully 试图[尝试]（做）某事have/make/take a stab at (doing) something I’ll have one more stab at it. 我要再试一次。4. stab in the back BETRAYwhen someone you thought was a friend tries to harm you 背后中伤；背叛

Examples from the Corpus

stab• So that everybody can have a stab at it.• For one incredible moment, Merrill knew a stab of envy of Elise.• I knew the day and the month and made a stab at the year.• There have been several other attempts with the Department of Defense that took a stab at a new vehicle.• Paltrow plays a spoiled young busybody who makes a disastrous stab at matchmaking.• She stretched, and little stabs of pain shot through her.• Sims had multiple stab wounds to his chest and neck.• Wood avoided goalie Kelly Hrudey's stab at the puck before scoring.• She managed to subdue the stab of jealousy that image brought.

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stab¹ /stæb/ verb (past tense and past participle stabbed, present participle stabbing)
1. [transitive] to push a knife into someone or something ⇨ stabbing:
    He was stabbed to death in a fight.
    stab somebody in the heart/arm etc
    She had been stabbed in the chest repeatedly.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to make quick pushing movements with your finger or something pointed
   SYN  jab:
    He raised his voice and stabbed the air with his pen.
3. stab somebody in the back to do something that harms someone who likes and trusts you
   SYN  betray
     

THESAURUS

■ to attack a person
   ▪ attack to use violence against someone and try to hurt them: She was attacked by a man with a baseball bat. | Police dogs are trained to attack.
   ▪ ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ if a group of people ambush someone, they hide and wait for them and then attack them: The judge was ambushed by gunmen as he drove to work at the courthouse.
   ▪ mug to attack someone and take money from them in a public place such as a street: He was mugged on his way home from school.
   ▪ stab to attack someone with a knife: The victim had been stabbed in the neck.
   ▪ assault to attack and hurt someone – used especially when talking about this as a criminal offence: He assaulted a flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.
   ▪ be set upon by somebody/something written to be attacked by a group of people: He died outside his home after being set upon by a gang of youths.
   ▪ turn on to suddenly change your behaviour and attack the person you are with, when they do not expect this: The dog suddenly turned on him, sinking its teeth into his arm.

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stab² noun [countable]
1. an act of stabbing or trying to stab someone with a knife:
    severe stab wounds
    a stab victim
    He killed him with a stab to the heart.
2. stab of pain/disappointment/fear etc a sudden sharp feeling of pain or a strong emotion:
    He felt a stab of guilt.
3. stab at (doing) something informal an attempt to do something, often not successfully
    have/make/take a stab at (doing) something
    I’ll have one more stab at it.
4. stab in the back when someone you thought was a friend tries to harm you