1825, "to thrust with a point," Scottish variant of job "to strike, pierce, thrust," from Middle English jobben "to jab, thrust, peck" (late 15c.), of unknown origin, perhaps echoic. Related: Jabbed; jabbing.
jab (n.)
1825, from jab (v.). Meaning "a punch with the fist" is from 1889. Sense of "injection with a hypodermic needle," beloved by headline writers, is from 1914.
实用例句
1. He neatly fended off a jab at his chest.
他利落地挡开了当胸的一击.
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2. Be careful! Don't jab his eye out with your bamboo pole.
小心! 你的竹竿别捅了他的眼睛.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. He got jab bed in the lower part of his chest.
他的下胸部被刺.
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4. The boy received a jab.
孩子注射了一针.
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5. He saw her jab her thumb on a red button — a panic button.
