jabs

英 [dʒæbz]

美 [dʒæbz]

v.  戳; 刺; 捅; 猛击
n.  戳; 刺; 捅; 用拳猛击; 注射; 接种; 预防针
jab的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 戳；刺；捅
  If youjabone thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force.
  1. He saw her jab her thumb on a red button — a panic button...
     他看到她用拇指按了一个红色按钮——紧急呼叫按钮。
  2. A needle was jabbed into the baby's arm...
     一个针头扎进了婴儿的胳膊。
  3. Stern jabbed at me with his glasses...
     斯特恩用眼镜捅了我一下。
  4. Nick jabbed his finger at the clothes on the bed.
     尼克用手指戳了戳床上的衣服。
• N-COUNT 戳；捅；猛击
  Ajabis a sudden, sharp punch.
  1. He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs.
     对对手而言，他实在是太强大了，一顿结实的左刺拳打得对手摇摇晃晃。
• N-COUNT 注射；接种；预防针
  Ajabis an injection of something into your blood to prevent illness.
  1. ...painful anti malaria jabs.
     很疼的疟疾预防针
• N-COUNT 抨击；攻击
  You can refer to a sudden and unpleasant critical remark as ajab.
  1. They have been sniping at each other, with the Democrats taking jabs at the president's handling of foreign policy.
     他们一直在互相指责，其中民主党一方抨击总统的对外政策。

双语例句

• She jabs him with her stinger, and he goes as limp as a boned fish.
  它用尖脚把他刺晕，令他疲软得象无骨鱼。
• My guess is it will include at least a few subtle jabs at the rival bidders 'understanding of the company ( Icahn math, Part II).
  我猜测，这份代理委托书将至少包含几项微妙的条款，专门针对竞价对手对公司的理解（伊坎算法，第二章）。
• Since they were talking as though expounding the truths of Zen with subtle jabs hidden underneath, which was enough to send one's head reeling just listening to it, Hung-chien slipped upstairs to see his father.
  鸿渐因为她们说话象参禅似的，都藏着机锋，听着徒乱人意，便溜上楼去见父亲。
• Too smart, too fast. would've used his jabs.
  非常灵活，非常迅速。使用刺拳。
• Again, do not start panicking as it sounds worse than it actually is but the "jabs" are less likely to be forgotten to be taken and can be controlled much easier I feel.
  所以千万不要对针管望而生畏，在你熟练之后就会觉得这只是小事一桩。
• As in the first debate last month, Mr McCain made more jabs but failed to land a decisive blow.
  与上个月举行的首场辩论一样，麦凯恩发起了更多攻势，但未能打出决定性的一击。
• Implants and jabs are now offered in schools in Bristol, Berkshire, Peterborough, West Midlands, Northumbria and Country Durham according to a survey by The Daily Telegraph, using Freedom of Information laws.
  《每日电讯报》根据《自由信息法》开展的调查显示，目前，布里斯托尔、伯克郡、彼得堡、西米德兰兹、诺森比亚、达勒姆郡的中学都在为少女避孕。
• The two men traded verbal jabs on federal taxes, job creation, and retiree health-care funding.
  这两位联邦税收、创造就业机会和退休者的医疗保健基金进行了口头辩论。
• Kickboxing classes: Throwing punches and jabs is a great way to get your heart pumping and melt up to680 calories an hour.
  跆拳道班：拳打和脚踢是一个好办法，让你每小时燃烧高达680卡路里的热量。
• Your correspondent has no doubt that such a one-shot flu vaccine will one day be given to infants along with jabs against chickenpox.
  毫无疑问，这种一次接种即可的疫苗在未来的某天就会同水痘疫苗一样给婴儿接种。