sting
sting — 動詞
1. When an insect, animal, or plant stings you, it drives a sharp body part into yo
螫傷；刺傷
昆蟲或動物用毒刺刺入皮膚
When an insect, animal, or plant stings you, it drives a sharp body part into your skin and releases a small amount of poison into the wound, causing pain and often swelling.
A wasp **stung** Dewi on the arm while she was picking apples in the garden.
Dewi 在花園摘蘋果時，一隻黃蜂螫傷了她的手臂。
sting + person on + body part
Brooke was **stung** by a jellyfish while swimming near the coral reef.
Brooke 在珊瑚礁附近游泳時被水母刺傷。
passive: be stung by [animal]
Some plants **sting** if you brush against their leaves by accident.
有些植物如果不小心碰到葉子，就會刺傷人。
A neighbour's child was **stung** on the foot by a scorpion hiding in a shoe.
鄰居的小孩被藏在鞋子裡的蠍子螫傷了腳。
文法句型
sting + object (someone/something)
sting + adverbial (on/in [body part])
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive (be/get stung). The stinging object is usually introduced with by. The body part uses on (stung on the arm) or in (stung in the eye).
常見錯誤
2. If a part of your body stings, or if a substance makes it sting, you feel a shar
刺痛
皮膚或眼睛感到尖銳灼痛
If a part of your body stings, or if a substance makes it sting, you feel a sharp burning ache that usually does not last very long.
Tariq's eyes began to **sting** after he chopped onions for the soup.
Tariq 切完洋蔥煮湯後，眼睛開始刺痛。
body part + sting (intransitive)
The salt water made the cut on Shanti's knee **sting** badly.
海水讓Shanti膝蓋上的傷口劇烈刺痛。
make + object + sting (causative)
Imani rubbed her hands together to stop them from **stinging** in the cold wind.
Imani 搓揉雙手，讓它們不要在寒風中刺痛。
The disinfectant **stung** for a moment when Liang poured it over the wound.
消毒水倒在傷口上時，Liang 感到一陣刺痛。
- soothe
to make a painful or stinging feeling go away
文法句型
something stings (intransitive)
something stings someone (transitive)
用法筆記
Intransitive (My eyes sting) is more common than transitive. The causative pattern make + object + sting (The smoke made my eyes sting) is also frequent. This sense overlaps with smart but smart is less common in American English.
常見錯誤
3. When a harsh comment or a cruel act stings you, you feel a sudden sharp emotiona
傷感情
惡言使人感到難過或被冒犯
When a harsh comment or a cruel act stings you, you feel a sudden sharp emotional pain, often mixed with anger or embarrassment.
Soraya was **stung** by the criticism from her manager during the team meeting.
Soraya 被主管在團隊會議上的批評傷了感情。
passive: be stung by [criticism/remark]
Ziad's comment about her accent **stung** more than he realised at the time.
Ziad 那句關於她口音的評論，比他當時意識到的更傷人。
It **stung** Nikos to hear that his oldest friend had lied to him.
Nikos 聽到最老的朋友對他說謊，心裡非常難受。
Dewi was visibly **stung** when her teammates laughed at her suggestion.
當團隊成員嘲笑Dewi的建議時，她明顯感到受傷。
- please
to make someone feel happy rather than hurt
文法句型
sting + object (person)
be stung by + noun phrase
it stings (intransitive)
用法筆記
Often used in the passive (be stung by a remark). Note the impersonal construction it stings + to-infinitive (It stung her to realise...), which has no equivalent in the physical-pain sense.
常見錯誤
4. To charge someone much more money than is fair or expected, often in a surprisin
敲詐；多收
向人收取高於預期或合理的費用
To charge someone much more money than is fair or expected, often in a surprising or dishonest way.
The taxi driver **stung** Liang for fifty pounds on the short ride to the station.
那位計程車司機從短短到車站的路程就向Liang敲詐了五十英鎊。
sting someone for + amount of money
Dahlia got **stung** by the repair shop when they charged her double the usual rate.
Dahlia 被那家修車廠多收了費用，他們開出的價錢是平常的兩倍。
passive: get stung by [business/person]
Tourists often get **stung** at the souvenir market near the harbour.
觀光客在港口附近的紀念品市場經常被敲竹槓。
The car rental company **stung** him for an extra cleaning fee he had not expected.
租車公司向他收取了一筆他意料之外的額外清潔費。
- overcharge
more neutral and formal; sting implies surprise and unfairness
- rip off
equally informal but more common in American English
- undercharge
to charge less than the expected or fair price
文法句型
be/get stung for + amount
sting someone for + amount
用法筆記
Chiefly British and informal. The pattern be/get stung for an amount (I got stung for £200) is the most common construction. In American English, this sense is less frequent; ripped off is the usual equivalent.
常見錯誤
sting — 名詞
1. A sudden sharp burning feeling on your skin, in your eyes, or in another part of
灼痛
身體突然感到的尖銳疼痛
A sudden sharp burning feeling on your skin, in your eyes, or in another part of your body, usually lasting only a short time.
Gabriela felt a sharp **sting** in her foot after stepping on a broken shell.
Gabriela 踩到碎貝殼後，腳底感到一陣尖銳的灼痛。
a sting in + body part
The **sting** of the cold wind on her cheeks made Tamar pull her scarf up higher.
寒風吹在臉頰上的刺痛感讓Tamar把圍巾拉得更高。
the sting of + [natural element]
Élise rubbed her eyes and tried to blink away the **sting** of the soapy water.
Élise 揉了揉眼睛，試著眨掉肥皂水帶來的刺痛感。
Christopher felt a sudden **sting** on his neck and realised a mosquito had bitten him.
Christopher 突然感到脖子上刺痛一下，發現是被蚊子叮了。
文法句型
a sting in/on + body part
the sting of + noun
用法筆記
Countable but most common in the singular. Used with prepositions in (a sting in my eye), on (a sting on my leg), or of (the sting of the wind).
2. The emotional pain you suffer when someone says or does something deliberately u
難過；委屈
被惡言傷害的情緒感受
The emotional pain you suffer when someone says or does something deliberately unkind or unfair to you.
The **sting** of his rejection stayed with Dahlia for weeks after the breakup.
分手後好幾個星期，Dahlia 一直難以釋懷被他拒絕的委屈。
the sting of + [negative experience]
Time had softened the **sting** of the memory, but she had not fully forgotten it.
時間沖淡了那段回憶帶來的傷痛，但她並未完全忘記。
soften/ease the sting of [experience]
There was a **sting** in his voice that made Shanti realise he was still angry.
他語氣中帶有刺，讓Shanti 知道他還在生氣。
Brooke tried to laugh off the comment, but the **sting** of it lasted all day.
Brooke 試圖一笑置之，但那句話帶來的難受持續了一整天。
文法句型
the sting of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Almost always singular. The most common pattern is the sting of + a negative experience (rejection, failure, betrayal). The verb soften or ease is frequently used with sting to describe the lessening of emotional pain over time.
3. The small, sharp organ on certain insects and animals that injects venom into yo
毒刺；螫針
昆蟲或動物用以刺入皮膚的尖銳部位
The small, sharp organ on certain insects and animals that injects venom into your skin when they pierce it.
A bee leaves its **sting** in the skin and dies soon afterwards.
蜜蜂把毒刺留在皮膚裡，不久之後就會死亡。
leave its sting in the skin
The **sting** of a scorpion is located at the very tip of its long tail.
蠍子的毒刺位於牠長尾巴的最末端。
the sting of + [animal] + is located at/in
Liang carefully removed the **sting** from his arm with a pair of tweezers.
Liang 用鑷子小心地從手臂上拔出毒刺。
A wasp's **sting** is smooth, so the insect can attack the same target many times.
黃蜂的螫針是平滑的，因此牠可以重複攻擊同一個目標。
- stinger
more technical; sting is used more often for bees, stinger for scorpions and larger insects
文法句型
the sting of + insect
用法筆記
Distinguish from noun sense 1 (the pain): sense 3 refers to the physical body part itself, not the sensation. Also known as a stinger, though sting is more common in everyday speech for bees and wasps.
4. A carefully planned dishonest scheme that tricks people into giving money or val
騙局
精心設計的詐騙計畫
A carefully planned dishonest scheme that tricks people into giving money or valuable things to criminals.
The investment **sting** cost dozens of families their life savings.
那場投資騙局讓數十個家庭失去了畢生積蓄。
Nikos's uncle lost his entire pension in an online **sting** that promised huge returns.
Nikos 的叔叔在一場承諾高回報的網路騙局中賠光了退休金。
in + a/an [type] sting
The police uncovered a credit card **sting** operating out of a fake storefront.
警方破獲了一個以假店面為掩護的信用卡詐騙集團。
Hyun nearly fell for a rental **sting** where the landlord did not own the apartment.
Hyun 差點掉入一個租房騙局，那間公寓根本不是房東的。
文法句型
a sting + to-infinitive
sting operation
用法筆記
Often compounded with the type of fraud: investment sting, credit card sting, insurance sting. Overlaps with noun sense 5 (police sting), but sense 4 focuses on the criminal's scheme, while sense 5 focuses on the police's trap.
5. A law-enforcement operation in which officers act as if they are committing a cr
誘捕行動
警方假扮罪犯以逮捕真罪犯的祕密行動
A law-enforcement operation in which officers act as if they are committing a crime, in order to arrest real criminals during the act.
The undercover officer set up a **sting** to catch the drug dealers at the warehouse.
臥底警察設下一場誘捕行動，要在倉庫抓毒販。
set up a sting
Three people were arrested in a police **sting** targeting stolen car parts.
三人在一場針對竊車零件的警方誘捕行動中被捕。
in a police sting + targeting + [crime]
Tariq watched a documentary about an FBI **sting** that brought down an art theft ring.
Tariq 看了一部關於FBI如何破獲藝術盜竊集團的紀錄片。
Local news reported on a major **sting** that shut down an illegal firearms network.
地方新聞報導了一場重大誘捕行動，瓦解了一個非法槍枝網絡。
- trap
simpler and broader; sting implies a more elaborate setup by authorities
- undercover operation
more formal; longer than a sting and may involve longer-term infiltration
文法句型
sting operation
in a sting
a police sting
用法筆記
Almost always used with police or law enforcement context. The compound sting operation is very frequent. Distinguish from sense 4: sense 5 is a law-enforcement trap, not a criminal scheme.
6. A very short animated clip, usually only a few seconds long, used to advertise a
短廣告動畫
用於品牌宣傳的超短片動畫
A very short animated clip, usually only a few seconds long, used to advertise a brand, a television channel, or a product.
The TV channel uses a brief animated **sting** between programmes to show its logo.
該電視頻道在節目之間播放一段短動畫來展示商標。
channel sting
Brooke designed a five-second **sting** for the company's new social media campaign.
Brooke 為公司的新社群媒體活動設計了一支五秒鐘的短廣告動畫。
Viewers recognised the familiar **sting** that played before the evening news broadcast.
觀眾認出了晚間新聞開始前播放的那段熟悉的短動畫。
The production team created a colourful **sting** for the streaming service's launch event.
製作團隊為串流平台的上市活動創作了一支色彩繽紛的短廣告動畫。
文法句型
channel sting
a sting for + brand/channel
用法筆記
A specialised term in broadcasting and advertising. Also called a channel ident or station ID. Not to be confused with the other noun senses — the context is always media production.