PUSHto push something into or towards something else with short quickmovements 戳,刺,捅;猛击
jab at
She jabbed at the elevator buttons.
她猛地按下电梯按钮。
When I didn’t respond, he jabbed a finger at me.
我没有回应,他就用手指捅了我一下。
jab somebody with something
Stop jabbing me with your elbow!
别用胳膊肘捅我!
jab something into something
The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.
那个士兵用步枪戳他的肋骨。
Examples from the Corpus
jab• The beat drops and Sister Souljah marches on, up and down the stage, jabbing at the audience with her finger.• Occasionally he would jab futilely at a passing luminoustrail.• Connors jabbed his finger in the umpire's face.• I jab his fist, deflecting it as I shuffle back.• Your friendjabs his spear right at it, but he misses and the fish swims away.• Uh, jabbed myself on the corner, jabbed myself with the corner.• I jab smartly, snapping out into his unsuspecting face and make solidcontact against his nose.• Selecting a clear-looking spot she jabbed the fork into the earth and stood on the crossbar.
jab at• She jabbed at the buttons on the remote control.
jab2 noun [countableC]
1PUSHa sudden hard hit, especially with a pointedobject or your fist (=closed hand) 〔用尖物〕戳,刺,捅;〔用拳头〕猛击
a boxer with a good left jab
能打出漂亮左刺拳的拳击手
2something you say to criticize someone or something else 批评,攻击
White House officials took a sharp jab at the Democrats’ plan.
left jab• His left jab might have been the cleanest scoringpunch of the entirechampionships.• But they set up my left jab.• The left jab was a quick learn.• Then he called Rufus and told him to take the class through left jab, from the top.
Originjab1
(1800-1900)job“to jab”((15-20 centuries)), probably copying the action
1sudden hit/push猛擊;猛推ADJECTIVE | VERB + JAB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤hard, sharp猛擊;猛戳➤quick快速的一擊▸➤elbow肘擊▸➤left, right (in boxing拳擊)左刺拳;右刺拳VERB + JAB➤give sb猛擊某人▸➤feel感到被戳➤land, throw (in boxing拳擊)刺拳打中;打出刺拳PREPOSITION➤jab in, jab to向⋯的猛擊◇Scott gave him a sharp left jab to the ribs.斯科特朝他肋部突然打出一記左刺拳。jab
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2 (BrE, informal) injection注射ADJECTIVE | VERB + JABADJECTIVE➤flu, tetanus, typhoid, etc.流感、破傷風、傷寒等預防針VERB + JAB➤have打預防針◇Did you have a flu jab this year?今年你打過流感預防針了嗎?➤give sb給某人打預防針
jab ♦︎ prod ♦︎ poke ♦︎ nudgeThese words all mean to push a pointed object into sth with a sudden strong movement.这些词均表示猛刺、猛捅、猛戳。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to jab / prod / poke sb / sth with your finger / a stick / a rifle, etc.◆to jab / prod / poke at sth (with sth)◆to jab / prod / poke / nudge sb in sth◆to jab / prod / poke / nudge sb in the ribs■jab(-bb-) [transitive, intransitive] to push a pointed object, especially a finger, into or at sb/sth with a sudden strong movement(尤指用手指)戳,捅;刺;猛击◆She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger.她用手指捅了捅他的腰。◆He jabbed a finger in her direction.他用手朝她指了指。◆She started jabbing at the calculator.她开始猛按计算器。▸jab
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[singular] ◆As a response he got a sharp jab in the stomach with a rifle.作为回应,他的腹部被人用步枪猛戳了一下。■prod(-dd-) [transitive, intransitive] to push sb/sth with your finger or a pointed object, usually fairly gently(轻轻地用手指或尖状物)戳,杵,捅◆She prodded the dry ground with a stick.她用棍子戳弄着干燥的地面。◆Martha prodded him awake.玛莎把他捅醒了。◆Dan prodded at his breakfast with a fork.丹拿叉子戳弄着早餐。▸prod
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[singular] ◆She gave the pile of clothes another prod.她又捅了一下那堆衣服。■poke [transitive, intransitive] to push your finger or another pointed object hard into sb/sth(使劲用手指或尖状物)捅,戳,杵◆I'm sick of being poked and prodded by doctors.我讨厌医生在我身上戳戳点点。◆He poked at the spaghetti with a fork(= pushed at it repeatedly with small quick movements).他用叉子拨弄着意大利面条。▸poke
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[singular] ◆Carrie gave him a poke in the side.卡丽捅了一下他的侧腰。■nudge [transitive] to push sb gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention(尤指用肘)轻推,轻触(以引起注意)◆He nudged me and whispered 'Look who's just come in.'他用胳膊肘碰了我一下,低声说:“瞧,谁进来了。”◆The kids were giggling and nudging each other.孩子们咯咯地笑着,用胳膊肘互相推来推去。▸nudge
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[singular] ◆She gave me a gentle nudge in the ribs.她用胳膊肘轻轻地顶了一下我的腰。