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

• That should speed the search for jabs for the Chinese market an effort that has taken on fresh urgency following the outbreak of swine flu in 69 countries this year.
  这应会加快开发针对中国市场的流感预防针随着今年69个国家爆发猪流感，这一举措格外具有紧迫性。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• Despite claims that it encourages under-age sex, medical journal The Lancet has called for compulsory Cancer jabs should be compulsory for schoolgirls.
  尽管被认为有鼓励未成年性行为的嫌疑，医学杂志《柳叶刀》提倡在校女生必须进行强制性抗癌注射。
• Miguel takes over. Gently pushing Mani aside he kneels on his foam hassock and jabs the soil with a dagger-like pick to loosen the stones, alternating with brushing movements of the hand.
  米格尔立马接过手，他把Mani轻轻推至一旁，然后跪在泡沫垫子上，用匕首样锄头猛铲土壤，以松动土中石头，再交替用手清理掉泥土。
• But when they were alone, there would be tight-lipped verbal jabs about his absence, his tiredness, his preoccupation with business, his neglect – there was no other word for it, neglect-of her.
  他们独处时，她还会挖苦他的缺席、他的疲惫、他过重的事业心与对自己的冷漠（除了冷漠，她从未用过其他字眼）。
• 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。
• His cheek earned him a few extra jabs with the Sensor, and he was still wincing as they stepped out into the wind and sleet.
  他出言不逊，结果被探密器额外多戳了几下，当他们走到外面的狂风和雨雪中时，他还疼得龇牙咧嘴呢。
• 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。