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sting verb
⇨ hurt 1 (stung by criticism) ⇨ hurt 2 (sb's eyes sting) ⇨ provoke (sting sb into action)sting noun
⇨ conspiracyhurt1 verb hurt sb's feelings 伤感情your feet hurt 脚疼hurt ♦︎ upset ♦︎ wound ♦︎ distress ♦︎ break sb's heart ♦︎ sadden ♦︎ sting ♦︎ painThese words all mean to make sb feel unhappy or upset. 这些词均表示让人感到不快或烦恼。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It hurt / upset / distressed / saddened / pained me to see / think / know...◆It breaks my heart to see / think / know...◆It hurt / upset / distressed / saddened / pained me that...◆to hurt / wound sb's feelings◆to upset / distress yourself◆to not want / not mean to hurt / upset / wound / distress sb◆to really hurt sb / upset sb / wound sb / distress sb / break sb's heart / sting sb / pain sb◆to hurt / upset / wound / distress / sting / pain sb deeply■ hurt (hurt, hurt) [transitive, intransitive] to make sb feel unhappy or disappointed because of sth unpleasant that sb has done 使伤心；使失望◆I didn't want to hurt his feelings.我并不想伤害他的感情。◆It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.一想到他竟然对我说谎，我就很伤心。◆What really hurt was that he never answered my letter.真正让我伤心的是他从来不给我回信。 see also hurt ⇨ distress noun , hurt ⇨ upset adj. , hurtful ⇨ mean adj. 1 ■ upset (upset, upset) [transitive] to make sb/yourself feel unhappy, worried or annoyed 使烦恼；使担忧；使生气◆This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.这项决定很可能会使许多人感到不快。◆Try not to let him upset you.尽可能别被他激怒。◆Don't upset yourself about it.别为那件事心烦了。◆It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it.让他恼火的是竟然没有人跟他提起过那件事。 see also upset ⇨ upset adj. , upsetting ⇨ painful 2 NOTE 辨析 Hurt or upset? Hurt is used especially to talk about sb you like or thought you could trust doing sth to make you unhappy. Upset can be used in some of these cases, but it is not used with feelings or without an object. * hurt尤指被喜欢或信赖的人弄得不快，upset有时可用于这种情况，但upset不与feelings连用，且必须带宾语◆upset his feelings ◆What really upset was... Upset, but not hurt, can also be used to talk about an action or person that worries or annoys sb, especially when this causes them to express their worry or anger, for example by crying or shouting. Being upset can be sth that people partly do willingly: you can upset yourself or let sb upset you. * upset还可以指某种行为或某人令人担心或生气，尤其是当这种不安或不快逼得人哭出来或喊出来；hurt则不可以这样用。upset还可以表示有些自寻烦恼的意思，如可以说upset oneself或let sb upset you◆Don't hurt yourself about it. ◆Try not to let him hurt you. ■ wound / /wuːnd/ / [transitive, often passive] (literary) to hurt sb's feelings 伤（感情）；使（心灵）受伤◆She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks.他那些刻薄的话让她深感受伤。▸ wounded adjective ◆She didn't know how to soothe his wounded pride.她不知道怎样安抚他那受伤的自尊心。■ distress / /dɪˈstres/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sb feel very unhappy or worried 使悲伤；使忧虑；使苦恼◆It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.这封信显然使她极为悲伤。◆Don't distress yourself.你别犯愁了。ⓘ Distress is stronger and more formal than upset and does not have the additional meaning of 'annoy'. * distress比upset语气更强，也更正式，且不含有“使生气”的意思。 see also distress ⇨ distress , distressed ⇨ upset , distressing ⇨ painful 2 ■ break sb's ˈheart idiom (broke, broken)to make sb feel extremely unhappy, especially when they feel that they can never be happy again 使非常难过；使心碎◆She broke his heart when she called off the engagement.她取消婚约使他为之心碎。◆It breaks my heart to see you like this.看到你这个样子我很难过。■ sadden [transitive, often passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to make sb sad 使悲伤；使伤心；使难过◆We were deeply saddened by the news of her death.听到她的死讯，我们深感悲痛。◆It saddened her that people could be so cruel.人竟能如此残忍，这让她痛心。■ sting (stung, stung) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (written) to make sb feel angry or upset 激怒；使不快◆He was stung by their criticism.他们的批评使他很恼火。◆Their cruel remarks stung her into action.他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她采取了行动。■ pain [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to make sb feel unhappy or upset 使悲伤；使苦恼◆She was deeply pained by the accusation.这一指控使她极为痛苦。◆It pains me to see you like this.看到你这个样子我很难过。 see also pain ⇨ distress noun , painful ⇨ painful 2 ▸ pained adjective ◆She looked at him with a pained expression.她表情痛苦地看着他。 hurt2 verb hurt sb's feelings 伤感情your feet hurt 脚疼hurt ♦︎ ache ♦︎ burn ♦︎ sting ♦︎ tingle ♦︎ itch ♦︎ tickle ♦︎ throbThese are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful. 这些词均表示身体某部位感到疼痛。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达疼痛的程度| tingle | ➔ | hurt | ➔ | burn | | itch | | ache | | throb | | tickle | | sting | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆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 / tummy hurts / aches◆to really hurt / ache / burn / sting / tingle / itch / tickle / throb◆to hurt / ache / sting / tingle / itch / tickle / throb slightly / a bit◆to hurt / ache / sting / itch badly / a lot◆It hurts / stings / tingles / itches / tickles.■ hurt (hurt, hurt) [intransitive](of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain （身体部位）感到疼痛；（某一动作）引起疼痛◆My feet hurt.我的脚疼。◆Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！◆It hurts when I bend my knee.我的膝盖一弯就疼。 see also hurt ⇨ injure verb , hurt ⇨ injured adj. ■ ache / /eɪk/ / [intransitive] to feel a continuous dull pain 疼痛；隐隐作痛◆I'm aching all over.我浑身疼痛。◆Her eyes ached from lack of sleep.她的眼睛因睡眠不足而隐隐作痛。 see also ache ⇨ pain noun ■ burn [intransitive](of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful （身体部位）火辣辣地痛，发烫◆Your forehead's burning. Have you got a fever?你的前额很烫。是发烧了吗？◆Her cheeks burned with embarrassment.她窘得双颊发烫。 see also burning ⇨ hot ■ sting (stung, stung) [intransitive, transitive] to make sb feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain 使感觉刺痛；（身体部位）感觉灼痛◆I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.我在伤口上抹了点抗菌药，一时间十分刺痛。◆My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛疼。◆Tears stung her eyes.她流泪流得眼睛发痛。■ tingle [intransitive](of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there （身体部位）感到刺痛◆The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她脸发痛。◆You may get a tingling sensation in your fingers.你的手指会有刺痛感。■ itch [intransitive] to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this 发痒；引起痒感◆I itch all over.我浑身发痒。◆Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？◆This sweater really itches.这件毛衣真刺痒。▸ itch noun [countable] ◆to get / have an itch觉得痒■ tickle [transitive, intransitive] to produce a slightly uncomfortable feeling in a sensitive part of the body; to have a feeling like this 使（敏感部位）发痒；觉得痒◆His beard was tickling her cheek.他的胡须扎得她的面颊痒痒的。◆My throat tickles.我嗓子发痒。■ throb (-bb-) [intransitive](of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats （身体部位）有规律地抽动，抽痛◆His head throbbed painfully.他的头阵阵抽痛。 provoke verb provoke ♦︎ goad ♦︎ prod ♦︎ stingThese words all mean to make sb react or do sth by doing or saying sth that you know will annoy them or make them angry. 这些词均表示挑衅、刺激。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to provoke / goad / prod / sting sb into sth◆to provoke / goad / prod / sting sb into doing sth◆to provoke / goad / prod sb to do sth◆to provoke / goad / prod / sting sb into action◆to deliberately provoke / goad sb■ provoke /prəˈvəʊk; NAmE prəˈvoʊk/ [transitive] to say or do sth that you know will annoy sb so that they react in an angry way 向⋯挑衅；激怒；刺激◆She had been trying to provoke her sister into an argument.她一直设法激怒她妹妹跟她吵。◆She laughed aloud, which provoked him to fury.她大笑起来，这让他火冒三丈。◆Be careful what you say－he's easily provoked.说话要小心－他这个人粘火就着。▸ provocation /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn; NAmE ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn/ noun [uncountable, countable] ◆The crime was committed under provocation.这一犯罪行为乃受到挑衅所致。■ goad /gəʊd; NAmE goʊd/ [transitive] (especially written) to deliberately keep annoying sb/sth until they react （故意地）招惹，激怒，刺激◆Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out.她气得忍无可忍，转身向他猛击。◆He goaded her into saying more than she intended.他刺激她说了本不想说的话。■ prod (-dd-) [transitive] (rather informal) to try to make sb do sth, especially when they are unwilling, often by deliberately annoying them or asking them sth repeatedly （常通过故意烦扰或反复要求）催促，鼓动，督促（某人，尤指做不情愿做的事）◆She finally prodded him into action.她终于鼓动他行动起来。◆He kept very quiet until she prodded him to say what he was looking for.他一直沉默不语，后来她软磨硬泡地让他说出了他想找什么。■ sting (stung, stung) [transitive] to make sb do sth that they are unwilling to do by making them feel so angry or upset that they react 激怒，使不安（以致去做不愿做的事）◆He was stung into making a cheap retort.他被激怒了才反唇相讥。◆Their cruel remarks stung her into action.他们残酷无情的话激得她只好采取行动。 conspiracy noun conspiracy ♦︎ scheme ♦︎ plot ♦︎ intrigue ♦︎ collusion ♦︎ stingThese are all words for a secret plan to do sth illegal or harmful, or to deceive sb. 这些词均表示阴谋、密谋、诡计。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a conspiracy / a plot / intrigue against sb◆a conspiracy / collusion between people / groups◆a conspiracy / scheme / plot to do sth◆(an) alleged conspiracy / scheme / plot / intrigue / collusion◆(a) political / international conspiracy / plot / intrigue◆to be involved in a conspiracy / a scheme / a plot / intrigue / collusion / a sting◆to engage in a conspiracy / a scheme / a plot / intrigue◆to uncover a conspiracy / scheme / plot■ conspiracy / /kənˈspɪrəsi/ / [countable, uncountable] a secret plan by a group of people to do sth illegal or harmful 密谋；阴谋◆He claimed there had been a conspiracy to overthrow the government.他声称有人密谋颠覆政府。◆They were charged with conspiracy to murder.他们被控密谋策划谋杀。◆A lot of people subscribe to the conspiracy theory (= believe that a conspiracy is responsible for a particular event).许多人相信这个阴谋论。 see also conspirator ⇨ accomplice , conspire ⇨ plot verb ■ scheme / /skiːm/ / [countable] a plan for getting money or some other advantage for yourself, especially one that involves deceiving other people 阴谋；诡计；计谋◆Police uncovered a scheme to steal paintings worth more than $250 000.警方发现了一起企图盗窃价值超过25万元画作的阴谋。 see also scheme ⇨ plot verb , ploy ⇨ tactic ■ plot [countable] a secret plan by a group of people to do sth illegal or harmful 密谋；阴谋◆The military had foiled an assassination plot against the president.军方挫败了一起暗杀总统的阴谋。 see also plot ⇨ plot verb NOTE 辨析 Conspiracy or plot?Both of these words are used about secret plans to remove sb from a position of power, although a plot may be more likely to involve murder and violence. You can talk about an assassination plot but not◆an assassination conspiracy Conspiracy, but not plot, is also used to talk about plans by people in power to keep sth secret. 这两个词均可指除去在位者的秘密计划，但plot更可能涉及谋杀和暴力。“暗杀阴谋”可以说an assassination plot，但不说an assassination conspiracy。conspiracy亦指当权者为某事保守秘密的计划，plot没有这种用法。■ intrigue / /ˈɪntriːg, ɪnˈtriːg/ / [uncountable, countable] (especially written) the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by deceiving people; a secret plan or relationship, especially one which involves sb else being deceived 密谋；阴谋；秘密关系◆The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.年轻的女主角陷入了学术界钩心斗角的罗网。◆Sexual intrigues were almost part of the culture of high politics.性阴谋几乎是高层政治文化的一部分。■ collusion / /kəˈluːʒn/ / [uncountable] (formal) a secret agreement, especially in order to do sth dishonest or to deceive people 秘密约定；勾结；串通◆The police were operating in collusion with the drug dealers.警察与那伙毒贩互相串通。 see also collude ⇨ plot verb ■ sting [countable] (especially NAmE) a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals; a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money （警察为抓捕罪犯而设的）圈套；（罪犯诈骗钱财的）骗局，诡计◆The FBI conducted a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit.联邦调查局设了圈套在底特律抓捕海洛因贩子。 |