stab.
美 [stæb] 
英 [stæb]
英汉双解
1. | [t] ~ sb （用刀等锐器）刺，戳，捅to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into sb, killing or injuring them |
| He was stabbed to death in a racist attack. 他遭到种族主义者的袭击，被刺死了。 |
| She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver. 她用螺丝刀在他胳膊上戳了一下。 |
2. | [t][i] （用手指或尖物）戳，捅，刺to make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object |
| He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest. 他气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸口。 |
| She stabbed the air with her fork. 她用叉子在空中比画。 |
| The pain stabbed at his chest. 他胸部疼得像刀扎似的。 |
1. | 刺；戳；捅；刺（或戳、捅）的伤口an act of stabbing or trying to stab sb/sth; a wound caused by stabbing |
| He received several stabs in the chest. 他胸部被刺了几刀。 |
| She died of a single stab wound to the heart. 她因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。 |
2. | 突然一阵剧痛（或难受的感觉）a sudden sharp pain or unpleasant feeling |
| She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest. 她胸部突然感到一阵剧痛。 |
| a stab of guilt/fear/pity/jealousy, etc. 一阵内疚、恐惧、怜悯、嫉妒等 |
3. | [ususing]
尝试；企图an attempt to do sth |
| He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it. 尽管他觉得试题很难，但还是尽力去做了。 |
| Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle. 无数人试图解开这个谜。 |
习惯用语
stab sb in the back
在某人背后捅刀子；陷害（或中伤）信任你的人to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you
a stab in the back
背后捅刀子；对给予信任的人的陷害（或中伤）an act that harms sb, done by a person they thought was a friend
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
In the fight to protect his brother on his way to five knives, a stab wound to his liver!
在打斗途中为保护他的兄弟而挨了五刀，一刀伤到了他的肝脏！
As you know, I'm not adept at reading facial cues, but I'm going to take a stab here.
你知道的，我并不擅长从面部细节判断人的心情，可是我想试一试。
I had never tried scuba diving before, but I made a stab at it while in Hawaii.
我以前从来没有潜过水，但是这次在夏威夷尝试了一下。
When police arrived, they found the bloody suspect passed out on the front porch with dozens of stab wounds to his lower arms and hands .
当警方赶到时，发现血琳琳的嫌疑犯在前门入口处晕倒了，小臂和双手上有几十处伤口。
Wow, it's hard to believe that you think you know someone and then they turn around and STAB YOU IN THE BACK.
我靠，真的很难相信你觉得自己认识某个人，那个人却在背后捅你一刀。
At this point the doctor managed to free himself, seize a knife from one of the aggressors and deliver a series of lethal stab wounds.
正在这时，医生设法解脱了自己，从攻击者手里夺了一把刀，然后连续刺出，导致一系列的致命伤。
At once he felt a stab of pain in his heart, and with a cry spat out a mouthful of blood.
只觉心中似戳了一刀的不忍，哇的一声，直奔出一口血来。
He got so frustrated with the same underling's progress on a whitewashing report that he took a stab at it himself.
对于这个手下杜撰的枪击报告的进度他很不满意，所以还自己亲自动手粉饰掩盖。
Usually when you stab someone you know the name. Just a common courtesy.
通常你捅了人你要知道他的名字——基本礼貌
Anyone wants to take a stab of the scientific term of visible light? And I'm sure all of you know because you all did do reading for today.
有人想用科学的术语解释一下可见光吗？我肯定你们都知道，因为你们今天都读了有关的材料。
I was very hurt when Jane made those stupid remarks about me. I had not expected a stab in the back from her.
珍妮说了那些关于我的傻话令我很伤心。我没想到她会背后说人坏话。
They go, "Well, he's certainly not dumb enough to stab himself through the skin to entertain us for a few minutes. "
会想说，「嗯，他还没蠢到刺穿自己的皮肤，只为了娱乐我们几分钟」。
If it does seem boring and droll, challenge yourself to take a new stab at it.
如果它真的令你感到无聊，那就挑战一下自己，去拍出一些新意吧。
This young man suddenly took out a knife and stab me down in a pool of blood.
这小伙子，突然拿出一把刀，把我捅倒在血泊之中。
If this is welcomed with a stab in the back, you'll know how much harder to push the blade in return.
如果背后中伤似的背叛是叫人快乐的话，你会发现把刀片拔出会有多痛苦。
Trinket ran to the door and closed it, then he drew out his trusty dagger and proceeded to stab all four eunuchs in me chest.
韦小宝大喜，先奔过去掩上了厅门，拔出匕首，在董金魁和三名太监胸口一人一剑。
I think it's a bit too violent for young people. When people are coming at you to shoot, you stab them and all that and run over people.
我认为这对年轻人来说有点过于暴力。当人们朝你开枪，你刺伤他们，然后撞倒他们。
She is offered a knife with which to stab the prince to death, but rather than do that she jumps into the sea and dies by turning to froth.
魔咒中，只有用剪刀刺死王子，她才能获救。她没有照做，而是跃进大海，变成了泡沫。
Q: Are there any more lessons you think we can learn from SGML before we "stab it in the back, " as you suggested in your speech?
问：正如您在演讲中所说的那样，您认为我们在“背后议论SGML”以前，还能够从SGML汲取什么经验呢？
Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.
这种恶毒的谎言纯粹是暗箭伤人。
The Basel club is now making a stab at this task as well as trying to co-ordinate resolution schemes globally.
巴塞尔俱乐部现在正在努力完成这项任务并在全球协调解决方案。
Saying a group of porcupines is a boar, the body is long to stab of that kind of boar, everyone is crowded to together pass the winter.
说有一群豪猪，就是野猪啊，身上长刺的那种野猪，大家挤在一起过冬。
In my case it was not the protocol, " Carr says. " Do you want them to be stabbing at you if they're taking that stab in the dark?
按我的看法，这并不是草案，你想不想让他们拿你来试验，一旦他们是在瞎弄的话？
Such a vicious lie could be nothing but stab in the back.
这样的恶毒谎言简直是背地里向人捅刀子。
Suddenly the Arab took out a knife, pressed a button and began to stab Glue.
阿拉伯人突然抽出刀，按动按扭，朝格鲁直刺过去。
BOP valve, and proper subs on the rig floor ready to stab in case of emergency.
全阀（球阀）、扳手、钻杆内防喷器、配合接头准备到钻台上，以便应急使用。
Tianjin court sentenced two men to long jail terms for robbing a woman while threatening to stab her with an HIV-infected needle.
天津两男子行劫一妇女，并威胁要注射爱滋病毒。两人被捕后判处长期监禁。
The bank's surveillance video tape showed Hu take out the knife from his jacket and stab the victim repeatedly at 3: 12am.
这家银行的录像显示3点12分胡某从夹克衫里抽出刀子向受害人不断地桶去。
I felt a thrill of admiration for her, and a fresh stab of terror.
我对她的钦佩油然而生，同时也有了新的恐怖。
She can tell you full of tender feelings, but a stab dignity words is enough to freeze all passion.
她会告诉你充满柔情，而是一种尊严的话刺足以冻结所有的激情。
The big tree laden with fruit that palm tree is brown, be like a small stab the ball to hang in a head.
大粟树结满棕褐色的果实，像一个个小刺球挂在枝头。
To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument ; stab or penetrate .
刺入，刺穿：用或好象用尖锐工具切入或穿过；刺穿或刺入。
Forest operations, the enemy in the dark, you have that beware stab in the back!
森林作战，敌在暗，你在明，小心提防暗箭！
He made a rough stab at working out the expenses and found out it was costing us40centavos to print one20 - centavo bill.
他大致估算了一下费用，发现印一张20分的钞票要花40分钱。
A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab .
用或似用利器做出戳的动作；刺。
This method clearly violates this heuristic, so I'm going to take another stab at it, this time using TDD.
此方法明显地违背了这条经验，因此我将进行另外一种尝试，这次使用TDD。
His voice was soft but insistent, and she felt a stab of fear as she contemplated the possibilities that raced through her mind.
他的声音温和但是坚持，当她在脑子里快速地思考可能发生的事情，她感到一阵强烈的恐慌。
Before any other STABs occur, there must be a STAB specifying the source file.
在出现其他任何STAB之前，必须用一个STAB指定源文件。
They gave the mermaid princess a knife and said, If you stab the prince with this knife, you can be a mermaid again.
他们给了美人鱼公主一把刀，而且说，如果你用这一把刀刺伤王子，你就可能再是美人鱼。
Attempts to optimize code without such diagnostics are a veritable stab in the dark.
不执行这样的诊断而尝试去优化代码无疑是在黑暗中摸索。
