STABnoun

• 1

  slanglifestyleA 50% damage boost applied when a Pokémon uses a move with the same type as itself (for example, an Electric-type Pokémon using an Electric-type move).

stabnoun詞源 1/stæb/

• 1

  An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

  • A knife was flashing in his hand, and just as he was about to take a stab at me, the smith grabbed his arm from behind.
• 2

  A wound made by stabbing.

  • I opened the man's linen robe, and there over his heart was a dagger-wound, and beneath the woman's fair breast was a like cruel stab, through which her life had ebbed away.
• 3

  Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

  • “I bet you two have really big plans. And might I say, that is just fab,” he said of Lynn's dress. “I'm glad someone noticed,” she replied, seeming to take a stab at me.
• 4

  informalAn attempt.

  • I'll give this thankless task a stab.
  • As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them.
• 5

  Criticism.

• 6

  entertainmentlifestylemusicA single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.

  • a horn stab
• 7

  A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.

stabverb詞源 1/stæb/

• 1

  To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

  • If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.
  • "There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]"
• 2

  To thrust in a stabbing motion.

  • to stab a dagger into a person
• 3

  To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

  • He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.
  • None shall dare / With shortened sword to stab in closer war.
• 4

  To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

  • The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.
• 5

  To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

  • to stab a person's reputation
• 6

  To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

• 7

  To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.

• 8

  To guide the end of a pipe into a coupling when making up a connection.

  • [O]ne of the derrickman's jobs is to "stab" the pipe.

stabnoun詞源 2/stæb/

• 1

  slangaeronauticsaerospaceaviationThe horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.

  • If the pilots used electric pitch trim, it would only pause MCAS for 5s; to deactivate it you have to switch off the STAB TRIM CUTOUT switches.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• established
• establishment