Слово англійською: sting
Дієслово
Переклад sting українською: ужа́лити, вжа́лити, укуси́ти, вкуси́ти кого́
Детальний опис
- [transitive, intransitive] sting (somebody/something) (of an insect or plant) to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain
- I was stung on the arm by a wasp.
- Be careful of the nettles—they sting!
- [intransitive, transitive] to feel, or to make somebody feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body
- I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.
- My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
- sting something Tears stung her eyes.
Synonyms hurthurtache ▪ burn ▪ sting ▪ tingle ▪ itch ▪ throbThese are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:- My feet hurt.
- Ouch! That hurt!
ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:- Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:- My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:- The cold air made her face tingle.
itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:- I itch all over.
- Does the rash itch?
throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:- His head throbbed painfully.
Patterns- your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
- your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
- your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
- your head hurts/aches/throbs
- your stomach hurts/aches
- to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
- to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
- It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
- [transitive] to make somebody feel angry or upset
- sting somebody He was stung by their criticism.
- They launched a stinging attack on the government.
- sting somebody to/into something Their cruel remarks stung her into action.
- sting somebody into doing something He was stung into answering in his defence.
- [transitive, often passive] sting somebody (for something) (informal) to charge somebody more money than they expected; to charge somebody who did not expect to pay
- I got stung for a £100 meal.
- How much did they sting you for?
- sting somebody for something (British English, informal) to borrow money from somebody
- Can I sting you for a couple of pounds?
Word OriginOld English sting (noun), stingan (verb), of Germanic origin.