vt. & vi.刺；扎 pierce or wound with a sharp-pointed weapon or instrument; push a knife, etc. into sb

　～ the darkness　划破黑暗
　～ the earth　戳地
　～ the meat　叉肉
　～ the sky　直插云霄
　～ dangerously　严重刺伤
　～ fatally　刺死
　～ hideously　伤口刺得很深
　～ passionately　轻轻地戳
　～ treacherously　背后一刀
　～ vindictively　报复性地刺伤
　～ at　（用刀等）刺〔戳〕
　～ in　（用刀等）刺

　She stabbed him on the leg with a knife.　她用刀子刺伤了他的腿部。
　The blue flame of the exhausts stabbed the darkness.　排气口的蓝色火焰划破黑暗。
　The 13000-foot peak stabbed the sky. 　13000英尺高的山峰直插云霄。
　His conscience stabbed him.　他的良知使他过意不去。
　Julius Caesar was stabbed to death.　朱利斯·凯撒是被刺死的。

 ♣ stab at　(v.+prep.)
　（用刀等）刺〔戳〕　attempt to wound sb or make a hole in sth with a sharp point such as a knife
　The big man stabbed at the guard with a dagger.　那彪形大汉用刀猛刺卫兵。
　It's rude to stab at the meat with your knife to see if it is well cooked.　为了看肉是否是熟的而用刀子去戳是不礼貌的。
　He stabbed at the earth with his stick.　他用手杖戳着地。
　She stabbed at the air with her finger to emphasize what she was saying.　她用手指一指一点地比划着，强调她说的话。
 ♣ stab in　(v.+prep.)
　（用刀等）刺伤　wound sb in a part of the body with a sharp point such as a knife
　The thief stabbed me in the arm with a knife as he seized my bag.　那贼抓住了我的手提包，同时在我的臂膀上刺了一刀。
 ♣ stab in the back　(v.+prep.+n.)
　暗箭伤人，背弃别人　attack or fail to support sb in a disloyal way
　The chairman expected his friends to vote for him, but they stabbed him in the back by electing his opponent.　主席希望他的朋友们选举他，可他们暗地里投他的对手一票。
 ♣ stab to the heart　(v.+prep.+n.)
　严重伤害某人的感情　hurt sb's feelings severely; cause sb to sorrow
　It stabs me to the heart when I remember how happy we were then.　每当我忆起昔日的幸福时，我心痛欲碎。
　His disloyalty stabbed me to the heart.　他的不忠使我心如刀割。
　The mother was stabbed to the heart by her son's lack of gratitude.　儿子忘恩负义，母亲心如刀绞。

 ♣ stab at, stab in, stab on
　这组短语的区别在于：
1. stab at中的stab是不及物动词，而stab in〔on〕中的stab是及物动词，接sb作宾语。
2. stab on指伤及表面，而stab in则强调刺入深部。
 ♣ stab, pierce
　这组词都有“刺”的意思。它们的区别是：stab所用的器具是平扁形的刀剑或匕首等；pierce所用的器具通常为又细又尖的针状物。
 ♣ stab, penetrate, prick, probe
　参见penetrate条。

　stab　还可用作名词，意思是“刺，戳，捅，扎”“伤口”等。例如：
　I found a stab wound on his leg.　我在他的腿上发现一处刺伤。
　He cried aloud when the doctor touched a stab in his arm.　医生触到他的胳膊上的一处伤口时，他大声叫起来。

　［同义词］ cut, pink, stick
　［词源］中古英语stabbe（刺，伤）