stab jab pierce penetrate puncture

stab  刺入；刺傷

: a wound made by a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
: a sudden, strong feeling of physical or emotional pain
: an attempt to do something successfully

The man was stabbed to death in his office .  
這男士在辦公室裡被刺身亡。

I was stabbed with remorse .  
我因悔恨而心如刀割。
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jab  刺，戳

: to push something sharp or hard quickly or suddenly
  into or toward someone or something
: to be pushed quickly and suddenly into
  someone or a part of someone's body

He jabbed me with his elbow .  
他用肘戳了我一下。

The criminal jabbed at the pursuer with a knife .
 罪犯用刀子刺追捕他的人。

He gave me a jab with his finger .  
他用手指戳我。
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pierce  刺穿，刺破

: to make a hole in or through (something)
: to go through or into (something) in a forceful
  or noticeable way

The pin pierced his skin .  
針刺穿了他的皮膚。

One of these gunmen pierced the protective cordon
around the President ' s house .  
其中一個持槍人突破了總統住房周圍的警戒線。
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penetrate   穿過；刺入；透過

: to go through or into something
: to see or show the way through (something)
: to succeed in becoming part of
  (an organization, a community, etc.)

The knife penetrated his chest .  
刀子穿過他的胸腔。

She had a wig on , but we soon penetrated her disguise .  
她戴了一頂假髮，但是我們很快就識穿了她的偽裝。

I could not penetrate the mystery .  
我不能洞察這個祕密。

The organization was penetrated and the survivors fled .  
該組織遭到滲透，倖存者已逃逸了。
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puncture   刺，穿刺

: a hole or wound made by a sharp point
: a small hole in a tire that causes it to lose air

用在物體上

The incident punctured his pride .  
這一事件損傷了他的自尊心。

A nail on the road punctured one of my tyres .
 路上的一根釘子把我的輪胎刺破了。

Puncture some holes in the cover .  
在蓋子上刺幾個孔。