stinging nettle

1984

feature that comes at the end of a story, an event, etc. and spoils it

stinging nettle noun = nettle n. sting-ray /'stirjrei/ noun a large wide flat sea fish that has a long tail with a sharp sting in it that can cause serious wounds $i||[ ('■jzMfaUg.Wtiki MnW ) stingy /'stind3i/ adj. (stin-gier, stin-gi-est) (informal) not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money ft A Eft; -£r mi Eft ™ mean : You’re stingy! (= not willing to spend money) f/fe JC ft A \ o Don’t be so stingy with the cream! gi|gp %   !         ► stingi­

ness noun [U] stink /stirjk/ verb, noun

m verb (stank /staerjk/, stunk /stArjk/, stunk, stunk) [V] ~ (of sth) (informal) 1 to have a strong, unpleasant smell1# % ; # M |4J Eft A H771 reek : Her breath stank of

garlic,       0 It stinks of smoke in here.

j&Jl #     o 2 to seem very bad, unpleasant or

dishonest itxmmmm-,

%: The whole business stank of corruption.

5(J     o o ‘What do you think of the idea?’

‘I think it stinks. ’ “  X ¥t- ? ”

fttf X;iL ”      ,stink sth<-’out to fill a place with

a strong, unpleasant smell    Alfc )

■ noun (informal) 1 [C, usually sing.] a very unpleasant smell ; $ |4] A X H771 reek : the stink of sweat and urine 1*13 Eft    2 [sing.] a lot of trouble and anger

about sth VP jit]; IYp: The whole business caused quite

a stink.     M7$f ffljtifco 0 We’ll kick up a stink

(= complain a lot and cause trouble) if they try to close the school down, fgil]ftfef], fUll

'stink bomb noun a container that produces a very bad smell when it is broken. Stink bombs are used for playing tricks on people. H# ( ^, ft X

)

stinker /'stirjkafr)/ noun (informal) a person or thing that is very unpleasant or difficult iXAEft A; MXEftX stink ing /'stirjkirj/ adj., adv.

m adj. 1 having a very strong, unpleasant smell H Eft;

M $| Eft ; X A Xf f4] (ft : I was pushed into a filthy, stinking room. fefc ft - - |h| X'iX-ftWIflo 2 [only before noun] (informal, especially BrE) very bad or unpleasant fM ft $6 Eft; 4 K iff ftEft: I’ve got a stinking cold. ffe I# T ik Eft W ,   3 [only before noun] (BrE,

informal) showing a lot of anger ft B Eft; A M P&X Eft: I wrote them a stinking letter to complain. ftfn'ftfefn

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m adv. (informal, usually disapproving) extremely MX; A #: They must be stinking rich, ffeff^ f 0 stinky /'stirjki/ adj. (stink-ier, stink-iest) (informal)

1                  having an extremely bad smell jfe % IP); X 4*1 |4] Eft

2                  extremely unpleasant or bad 4Aft'EEft; fifiiiMEft stint /stint/ noun, verb

m noun ~ (as sth) a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity  Xf4

( b% 0) ) Eft &flEJl: He did a stint abroad early in his career. f1feX;feXIIJ#Xii~‘l&0sf |h]0 0 a two-year stint in the Navy

m verb ~ (on sth) | - (yourself) (usually used in negative sentences M # ft X15 aE ft) to provide or use only a small amount of sth Aft; irUf: [V] She never stints on the food at her parties.         EftXffi ftX/J>Ac 0

[VN] We don’t need to stint ourselves—have some more!

f^flXM'^XIt       ! — see also unstinting

sti-pend /'staipend/ noun (formal) an amount of money that is paid regularly to sb, especially a priest, as wages or money to live on ( ifcftfWAMEft ) ffefg&JUi, fr MiX: a monthly stipend if f# 0 (especially NAmE) a summer internship with a small stipend §XK ff( $ Eft It1#]

sti pen diary /stai'pendiari; NAmE -dieri/ noun (pi. -ies) (also stipendiary magistrate) (in Britain) a magis­trate who is paid for his or her work k(1 $£51. ) 'fk§riu

stip ple /'stipl/ verb [VN] [often passive] (technical Ain) to paint or draw sth using small dots or marks X jfflj;

HtB ►stip-pling /'stiplii]/ noun [U] stipu late /'stipjuleit/ verb (formal) to state clearly and firmly that sth must be done, or how it must be done M /£; BJ3 fift 4c HXl specify : [VN] A delivery date is stipulated in the contract.      0 [V

that] The job advertisement stipulates that the applicant must have three years’ experience, iti M f A M M A JSZ H#iipiM#..£XX[also V wh ] ► stipu la tion /.stipju'leijn/ noun [C, U]: The only stipulation is that the topic you choose must be related to your studies. Pf: -ift^A/i^&ifti Stir Ot* /st3:(r)/ verb, noun m verb (-rr-)i

3                  MIX [^hXX 1 [VN] ~ sth (into sth) | ~ sth (in) to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly ft rjj; ft ffl ; ft #: She stirred her tea. ilTffilto 0 The vegetables are stirred into the rice while it is hot.

o Stir in the milk until the sauce thickens. ffiX Mli,     o note at mix

4                  MOVE if, 2 to move, or to make sth move, slightly

( ®    [V] She heard the baby stir in the next

room, ftfen/r     5fj#0 o [VN] A slight breeze was

stirring the branches.        0 A noise stirred

me from sleep.  3 to move, or to

make sb move, in order to do sth ( f<£ ) ffgfj, t&it) : [V] You haven’t stirred from that chair all evening!

tC M f X — (fc h if) T !        0 [VN] Come on, stir yourself.

You’re late! 'ft , ft X BG o H ifi 3\ T !   0 Their

complaints have finally stirred him into action. fMIfftffi

5                  FEELINGS Pt 4 [VN] ~ sb (to sth) to make sb excited or

make them feel sth strongly fxifo; Hkfe: a book that really stirs the imagination       AEft$S$. t) EftX o

She was stirred by his sad story, fife X i# Pk X X if) T Mo 5 [V] (of a feeling or a mood fjglf ^.1#*S) to begin to be felt        jlirXX; m$)-       A feeling

of guilt began to stir in her.        T

6                  CAUSE TROUBLE f\# -fa;! 6 (BrE, informal, disapproving)

to try to cause trouble M #    # : [VN] You’re just

stirring it! ifc & X 0 4 4M% ! [also V] — see also

STIRRER

ITIT?7i stir the ‘blood to make sb excited ftAAilf; M ^^'|f stir your ‘stumps (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to begin to move; to hurry If ; ££ft IJin^i .stir sb*- ‘up to encourage sb to do sth; to make sb feel they must do sth          .stir sth-*'up 1 to make people

feel strong emotions ( f^'lf ) : to stir up hatred M 2 to try to cause arguments or problems

to stir up a debate Igf §0 Whenever he’s around, he always manages to stir up trouble, ft'aH(%R£#flfe£,   o

We’ve got enough problems without you trying to stir things up. x,

X T c 3 to make sth move around in water or air ( 7jt 5^4 A ft ) ft»fe:  The wind stirred up a lot of

dust. Rttfc&AfiHxXp 4 r

■                  noun 1 [sing.] excitement, anger or shock that is felt by

a number of people ( —gAlSSIW ) Sfcsb, 'lt^, Md) H77l commotion : Her resignation caused quite a stir. Mlft       j&ISAit^o 2 [C, usually sing.] the action of

stirring sth ]f zft; ftfp; ft#: Could you give the rice a stir? t'fEAtfeft -ff*m?

'stir-crazy adj. (informal, especially NAmE) showing signs of mental illness because of being kept in prison < @

) ft#A3fift

'stir-fry verb, noun (pi. -ies)

■                  verb [VN] to cook thin strips of vegetables or meat

quickly by stirring them in very hot oil M tfe; $; :

stir-fried chicken       — picture o page Ri6

* noun a hot dish made by stir-frying small pieces of meat, fish and/or vegetables ^ stir-rer /'st3:ra(r)/ noun (BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who likes causing trouble, especially between other people, by spreading secrets         A;

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