单词 | make something stick |
释义 | make something stickmake something stick informal a) to prove that something is true 证明某事属实 Is there enough evidence to make the charges stick? 有足够的证据证明这些指控成立吗? b) to make a change become permanent 使〔某一变化〕确立下来 The government has succeeded in making this policy stick. 政府成功地使这项政策确定下来。 Examples from the Corpus make something stick• Mulroney agreed that a blockade may be necessary to make the sanctions stick.• The case never got to trial, because the police didn't think they could make the charges stick. → make something stick at stick1(2) |
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