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stab

/ˈstæb/

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noun

plural stabs

[count] a wound made by a pointed weapon (such as a knife)

He died from a stab to the heart. [=died from being stabbed in the heart]

a stab wound/victim

a sudden, strong feeling of physical or emotional pain - + of

a stab of pain/regret/doubt/fear

informal :an attempt to do something successfully - often + at

She took/made a stab at solving the problem. [=she made an attempt to solve the problem]

Let me give it a stab. = Let me have a stab at it. [=let me try to do it]

a stab in the back

an action or way of behaving that hurts someone who trusts you :an act of betrayal

I can't believe that someone I had helped and supported would steal from me. It's a real stab in the back.

a stab in the dark

a guess that is based on very little or no information or evidence

They don't really know how much the work will cost. They're just taking a stab [=shot] in the dark.

an attempt that is not likely to succeed

It's a stab [=shot] in the dark, but we should try anyway.

verb

stabs; stabbed; stabbing

[+ obj] :to wound (someone or something) with a pointed weapon (such as a knife)

He stabbed her with a dagger.

The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.

to quickly or suddenly push a pointed object into or toward someone or something [+ obj]

He stabbed the piece of meat with a fork. = He stabbed the fork into the piece of meat.

She stabbed [=jabbed] the air with her pen as she spoke. [no obj] - often + at

She stabbed at the dead animal with a stick.

stab (someone) in the back

to hurt (someone who trusts you) by not giving help or by doing something morally wrong :to betray (someone)

He's the kind of person who gets you to trust him but then stabs you in the back.

* Các từ tương tự:
stabbing, stability, stabilize, stabilizer, stable, stablemate