He many a time spoke sternly to me about my pertness; and averred that the stab of a knife could not inflict a worse pang than he suffered at seeing his lady vexed.

他几次很严厉地对我说起我的不懂规矩；而且肯定说那怕用一把小刀戳他一下，也抵不上看见他的夫人烦恼时那么难受。

youdao

It's rude to stab at the meat with your knife to see if it is well cooked.

为了看肉是否是熟的而用刀子去戳是不礼貌的。

youdao

Can I stab at the meat with my knife to see if it is well cooked.

为了看看肉是否煮熟，我可以在肉上戳个洞吗。

youdao

Hours after Mrs Fuller last saw her children she was admitted to hospital after attempting to stab herself with a kitchen knife.

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She was up on attempted murder charges for trying to stab her husband with a butter knife.

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