stab /stæb/ I. vi. & vt. 戳，刺：She was stabbed several times in the chest. 他胸部被刺好几次。He was jailed for fifteen years for stabbing his wife to death. 因把妻子刺死而蹲牢15年。stab  in the back 对信任你的人加害：Jane promised to support me at the meeting, but then she stabbed me in the back by supporting David instead.简向我保证在会上支持我，可是到时候她又转而支持戴维，在我背后捅了一刀。‖II. n. ［c］ 刺，戳：a stab in the back 伤口；背后一刀；诽谤：She had a deep stab in the back.她的背部有一处很深的刺伤。