*sting¹/stɪŋ; stɪŋ/ v stung /stʌŋ; stʌŋ/, stung, stinging 1 [T] if an insect, animal, or plant stings you, it hurts you by putting poison into your skin 刺，蜇，叮: Jamie was stung by a bee. 杰米被蜜蜂蜇了。 2 [I,T] to feel a pain in your eyes or skin, or to make someone feel this （使）〔眼睛、皮肤〕刺痛: It stings if you get soap in your eyes. 皂液进眼睛会引起刺痛。 3 be stung by to be very shocked and upset by what someone has said 因〔某人的话〕感到震惊［生气］: She felt stung by his reply. 她因他的回答而感到生气。