sting /stiŋ/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- (n.) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- (v.) deliver a sting to
Chinese translation
- n. 叮, 刺痛, 刺激, 讽刺
- vt. 叮, 刺痛, 刺激, 使苦恼
- vi. 叮, 刺痛
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /stiŋ/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.8 · Rare
Word forms
stung, stings, stinging
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