sting

1.[t][i]~ (sb/sth)刺；蜇；叮to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain

2.[i][t]（使）感觉刺痛，感觉灼痛to feel, or to make sb feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body

3.[t]激怒；使不安to make sb feel angry or upset

4.[t][oftpass](informal)~ sb (for sth)对（某人）敲竹杠；敲诈；欺诈to charge sb more money than they expected; to charge sb who did not expect to pay

1.[c]（昆虫的）螫针，刺；（植物的）刺，刺毛the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound

2.[c]刺伤；蜇伤；叮伤a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you

3.[c][u]（身体或心灵的）剧痛，痛苦any sharp pain in your body or mind

4.[c]（警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals

a sting in the tail

煞风景的结局an unpleasant feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it

1.刺,螫,叮

2.刺疼,使觉得痛;疼;使苦闷

3.〈美俚〉骗,诳骗;敲诈;抢

4.激励;刺激(舌等)

1.(蜂等的)刺,螫,叮;刺伤

2.【动】针,螫,刺;【植】刺毛

3.苦痛;刺激;讽刺

4.【航】支架,探臂支杆

5.〈美俚〉皮夹子,钱袋;赃物,抢劫物

1.if an insect or an animal stings you, it hurts you by sticking a sharp part of its body into your skin; if a plant stings you, it makes a mark on your skin and hurts you when you touch it

2.to have or cause a sudden pain or uncomfortable feeling

3.to affect someone, often causing them to react in a particular way; to make someone feel angry and upset

4.if tears sting your eyes, you feel as if you are going to cry

5.to make someone pay more than they should for something

1.a sudden pain or uncomfortable feeling

2.a trick prepared by the police to catch criminals