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stabbing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++stab·bing1 /ˈstæbɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]  PAINa stabbing pain is sharp and sudden 〔疼痛〕突然而剧烈的,如刀刺的
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stabbingThere was no time to raise it and draw back for a stabbing blow.Another piercing roar, and the stabbing pain of a Darkfall strike.Killed by a stranger: Student admits stabbing tutor.
Related topics: Crime
stabbing2 noun [countable]  SCCINJUREa crime in which someone is stabbed 持刀[利器]伤人 a fatal stabbing 持刀伤人致死
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stabbingA stabbing brought in the police one night.They are the victims of auto accidents, industrial accidents, falls from cliffs, fires, fights, stabbings, shootings.Some knives have sharp edges for slashing, others have points for stabbing, and some can do both.In 1985, at a court in Birmingham, a similar stabbing happened and procedures were stepped up.The stabbings occurred just one night after two homeless men were stabbed several times while they slept only a few blocks away.Recourse to stabbing is at least potentially more open to abuse.
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stabbing
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stabbing1 /ˈstæbɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]
a stabbing pain is sharp and sudden

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stabbing2 noun [countable]
a crime in which someone is stabbed:
    a fatal stabbing


stab·bingBrE /ˈstæbɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstæbɪŋ/ 🔊 nounan occasion when a person is stabbed with a knife or other pointed object 持刀(或其他利器)伤人事件a fatal stabbing持刀伤人致死事件
stab·bingBrE /ˈstæbɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstæbɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of pain 疼痛) very sharp, sudden and strong 突然而剧烈的;刀刺似的