jabbing

1. VERB 戳；刺；捅
   If you jab one 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。
2. N-COUNT 戳；捅；猛击
   A jab is 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。
3. N-COUNT 注射；接种；预防针
   A jab is an injection of something into your blood to prevent illness.
   1. ...painful anti malaria jabs.
      很疼的疟疾预防针
4. N-COUNT 抨击；攻击
   You can refer to a sudden and unpleasant critical remark as a jab .
   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。

1. Mr McCain was the worst, jabbing at the ceiling and breaking into a shout at unseen enemies, a disturbing spectacle in the quiet room.
   反应最激烈的麦凯恩指着天花板，对着臆想中的敌人咆哮起来，这在安静的房间里是一幕令人不安的奇观。
2. At one point in the 90-minute debate, watched by tens of millions of Americans, the two squared off, only a few feet apart, talking over one another, jabbing fingers at one another and accusing each other of lying.
   90分钟辩论的一分一秒，都被数以百万计的美国人见证着，封闭的两平米、只有几英尺远，他们彼此争锋相对，用手指戳向彼此，指责对方说谎。
3. I must control them, he says, jabbing his finger in the air. I must manage them, not them controlling me and managing me.
   他手指空中说道：我必须控制他们，管理他们，而不是让他们控制和管理我。
4. But the pain of jabbing a finger with a needle over and over keeps some patients from the frequent testing they need.
   但是总是用扎手指的方法使一些患者无法正常地频繁检测血液。
5. Then another chap was pointing at me, jabbing his finger in the direction of my stomach.
   另一个小伙子正用他的手指指着我胃的方向。
6. As I struggled to crawl towards the stairwell I felt a sharp jabbing pain of my left ankle.
   我挣扎著向电梯间爬去，忽然左脚踝传来一阵剧烈的刺痛。
7. It soon becomes apparent that not only is Annie too poor to keep up pretenses, she's so depressed it's impossible to get into the mood, especially with Helen jabbing at her along the way.
   一切很快变得明朗起来，安妮经济条件实在太差，根本没法再伪装下去；而且她那么抑郁，压根儿就进入不了状态，特别是这一路走来还有一个海伦对她指指点点。
8. She kept jabbing at the letter as she spoke.
   她说话时不停地戳那封信。
9. She could hear him jabbing viciously at the keys of the typewriter.
   她能听到他在使劲地敲击打字机的键。
10. A whole mob of men were jabbing at the ivory button, one after the other.
    一群男人在一个紧接着一个地用力戳那个象牙钮。
11. Probably he was a jabbing, terrifying monster.
    也许他是可怕、刺戳的怪物。
12. If you're not comfortable, the jabbing of your chair or the over-or under-elevation of your desk will gnaw at your mind and add yet another layer of distraction to your day.
    如果你感到不舒服，你的椅子晃来晃去，桌子高度不合适，这些都会让你无法集中精力，工作就会分心。
13. He kept jabbing at the paper cup with his pencil.
    他用铅笔戳着纸杯。
14. He kept jabbing ( away) at the paper cup with his pencil.
    他用铅笔（不停地）戳着纸杯。
15. He invitedChinato share in this vision, while jabbing at it for perceived protectionism.
    他邀请中国分享这一观点，同时猛戳察觉到的保护主义。
16. Acupuncture therapy involves jabbing specially made metal needles of different length into the patient's body at certain acupuncture points, treating the patient by twirling or lifting the needles.
    针灸术包括中国两种古老的治病方法：针法和灸法。针法是用特制的不同长度的金属针，按一定穴位，刺入病人体内，用捻、提等手法治疗疾病。
17. Your elbow is jabbing me in the ribs.
    你的手肘在戳我的肋骨。
18. The dwarf waddled after him, slashing with the torch, jabbing it at the stone man's eyes.
    侏儒蹒跚的追着他，挥舞着火炬连削带砍，猛戳石人的眼。
19. After a few hushed gasps, a twitchy silence enveloped the bus, as the man with the handkerchief edged his way down the aisle, jabbing a knife at passengers and repeatedly yelling in Spanish: Everything!
    几声低沉的喘气过后，一种恐慌的寂静笼罩了大巴，因为脸蒙手帕的人慢慢地走过大巴过道，用刀指着乘客，不停地用西班牙语叫喊：交出所有的东西！

noun

1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
   1. he warned me with a jab with his finger
   2. he made a thrusting motion with his fist

   Synonym:    jabpokepokingthrustthrusting