stung Význam & definícia

Príklady stung

• The community is still stung by the announcement that this centre piece of its life is about to be removed.

• He has implied to us that if we did get this report, we would be very badly stung and wish we had not seen it.

• In fact, that language was so violent at times that most people would have been stung to reply in kind.

• He stung the taxpayers twice, first as a corrupt civil servant and then as a defendant on legal aid.

• One of the ponies was stung by a bee and bolted, frightening the other three.

• If there is to be proper choice, they should be able to elect for one thing or the other—they should not be stung by both.

• There is one body which, perhaps in consequence of this controversy, has been stung into action.

• A man trying to build a bungalow is stung for an enormous charge in respect of a totally unreal value of the land.