stab學測 L4KK [ˈstæb] ｜ /ˈstæb/
刺入；戳進·刺傷；行刺·一陣刺痛；劇痛·嘗試；試一試·嘗試；試探
由字面刺入衍生出比喻用法的常考字
A sudden stab of pain shot through his chest as he climbed the stairs.
一陣突如其來的劇痛竄過他的胸口，當時他正在爬樓梯。
一個畫面：尖物猛力一戳
尖物刺入尖銳物體用力戳入某物
利刃傷人持刀械蓄意刺傷他人
劇痛襲來身體突然感到針刺般劇痛
隨手一試沒把握地倉促嘗試一次
義項
尖物刺入B2verb刺入；戳進
He picked up the knife and stabbed it into the apple to cut it in half.
他拿起刀子，把刀刺進蘋果裡，將蘋果切成兩半。
stab an apple with a knifestab a fork into meat
利刃傷人B2verb刺傷；行刺
The man stabbed his opponent with a kitchen knife during the fight.
那名男子在打鬥中拿菜刀刺傷了對手。
stab with a knifestab in the chest
劇痛襲來B2noun一陣刺痛；劇痛
She felt a stab of pain in her leg and had to stop running.
她的腿一陣刺痛，只好停下腳步不再跑步。
a stab of paina sharp stab
隨手一試B2verb嘗試；試一試
Without a recipe, Tom decided to stab at making a new dish.
沒有食譜，湯姆決定試著做一道新菜。
stab at solvingstab at answering
姑且一試B2noun嘗試；試探
After a few failed stabs at the math problem, she finally asked her teacher for help.
在這道數學題上嘗試了好幾次都失敗後，她終於向老師求助。
take a stab athave a stab at
片語
stab in the back背後捅刀 →背後陷害；出賣
take a stab at姑且一試 →沒把握地試一次
a stab in the dark盲目猜測 →毫無根據的猜測
你會不會這樣說？
'She felt a stab of pain in her leg.' 這裡的 stab 最接近哪個意思？(A) 刺傷 (B) 突發的劇痛 (C) 嘗試
看答案
(B)
此句描述身體感覺，對應「一陣刺痛；劇痛」的名詞用法，而非動作或嘗試。
'Tom decided to stab at making a new dish.' 這裡的 stab 是動詞還是名詞？
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動詞
此處 stab 後接 at，表示沒把握地嘗試，是動詞用法。
字族
stabbing 刺人的；(疼痛)劇烈而突然的