adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] (of pain, etc) very sharp and sudden as if caused by a stab （指疼痛等）突然而剧烈的, 似被刀刺的
*a stabbing pain in the chest 胸部的一阵刺痛. n instance of stabbing or being stabbed with a knife, etc 用利器伤人的事件
*The police are worried about the increase in the number of stabbings in the city. 市内利器伤人案增多, 警方甚感忧虑.