| 单词 | stick |
| 释义 | stickWord family noun sticker stickiness stickfulstickhandlingstick insectstickleaderstick shiftstickworkstickabilitystickingstick-in-the-mudstickjawstickseedstickweedstickybeakadjective sticky stuck unstuck non-stick stuck-upverb stick stickhandleadverbstickily Daily life stick1 /stɪk/ ●●● S1 W3 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stuck /stʌk/) 1 attach 粘贴 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]STICK to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become attached to a surface 粘，贴 stick something on/to/in etc something Someone had stuck posters all over the walls. 有人把海报贴满了墙。 stick to/together I could feel my shirt sticking to my back. 我能感觉到衬衫贴在了背上。 The oil keeps the pasta from sticking together. 油可避免意大利面粘在一起。 This stamp won’t stick properly. 这张邮票贴不牢。 2 push in 插进 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]D if a pointed object sticks into something, or if you stick it there, it is pushed into it 刺，戳，插 stick (something) in/into/through something pins stuck in a notice board 插在布告板上的大头针 The boy stuck his finger up his nose. 小男孩把手指塞到鼻孔里。 3 put 放置 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] informalPUT to put something somewhere quickly and without much care 〔随便〕摆放，放置 SYN bung Just stick it in the microwave for a few minutes. 把它放进微波炉里加热几分钟就行。 The cards had been stuck through the letterbox. ► see thesaurus at put 卡片被塞进信箱。 4 move part of body 移动身体部位 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if you stick a part of your body somewhere, you put it in a position where other people can see it 伸进，伸向 SYN put Clara stuck her head around the door to see who was there. 克拉拉从门后探出头来看看是谁。 The baby stuck his legs in the air. 宝宝把腿踢得高高的。 Don’t stick your tongue out. It’s rude! 别吐舌头，这很没礼貌！ 5 difficult to move 难以移动 [intransitiveI]STICK if something sticks, it becomes fixed in one position and is difficult to move 卡住，钉住 This door keeps sticking. 这扇门老是卡住。 The wheels stuck fast (=stuck completely) in the mud. 轮子牢牢地陷在泥里。 6 stick in somebody’s mind REMEMBERif something sticks in your mind, you remember it well because it is unusual or interesting 〔因不同寻常或有趣而〕深深留在某人的脑海里，令某人记忆犹新 It’s the kind of name that sticks in your mind. 那是你听过就不会忘记的那种名字。 Examples from the Corpus stick in somebody’s mind• My uncle told me the story when I was little, and it's always stuck in my mind.• But it stuck in my mind.• It is not surprising that phrases do not stick in the mind.• Perhaps the image is just so startling that it sticks in our minds.• The whole weekend had been unsettling, which was perhaps why the game had stuck in her mind.• Yet the one small doubt stuck in her mind like a burr in tweed.• I think those types of things stick in children's minds, so I didn't want her there.• It must have stuck in her mind, that an honest person might act out of character when severely threatened.• One incident that has always stuck in my mind was when I dove for my foxhole at the opening mortar round. 7 make 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. 8 name 名字 [intransitiveI]CONTINUE/NOT STOP if a name that someone has invented sticks, people continue using it 〔起的绰号〕被叫开 One newspaper dubbed him ‘Eddie the Eagle’, and the name stuck. 一家报纸戏称他为“老鹰埃迪”，这个绰号就被叫开了。 9 somebody can stick something spokenREJECT/NOT ACCEPT used to say angrily that you do not want what someone is offering you 某人自己留着某事物吧〔用于生气地表示自己不要某人所给的东西〕 I told them they could stick their job. 我叫他们还是自己留着那份工 作吧。 10 stay in bad situation 处于糟糕的处境 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE spoken to continue to accept a situation or person, even though you do not like them 容忍，忍受 SYN stand I can’t stick mum’s new boyfriend. 我受不了我妈的新男友。 can’t stick doing something Gerry can’t stick working for Featherstone’s any longer. 格里再也无法忍受继续为费瑟斯通工作了。 I don’t know how you stick it. 我不知道你是怎么忍下来的。 11 stick in somebody’s throat/gullet British EnglishBrE, stick in somebody’s craw American EnglishACCEPT if a situation or someone’s behaviour sticks in your throat, it is so annoying that you cannot accept it 〔某种处境或某人的行为〕使某人难以接受 Her criticism really stuck in my craw. 她的批评我实在无法接受。 Examples from the Corpus stick in somebody’s throat/gullet• Swallow, something sticking in my throat.• Did he want me to eat shit or the words stick in my throat and choke me?• The breath was stuck in her throat and her mouth felt dry.• It stuck in my throat and I had to cough and cough to dislodge it.• Now sheer monotony makes it stick in the gullet like sawdust.• While the arrows still seemed stuck in their throats they danced to right and left with short, shuffling steps. 12. stick in somebody’s throat if words stick in your throat, you are unable to say them because you are afraid or upset 〔因害怕或生气〕使某人难以启齿[说不出口] Examples from the Corpus stick in somebody’s throat• When the time came to say "I do, " the words stuck in my throat.• Swallow, something sticking in my throat.• Did he want me to eat shit or the words stick in my throat and choke me?• The breath was stuck in her throat and her mouth felt dry.• It stuck in my throat and I had to cough and cough to dislodge it.• While the arrows still seemed stuck in their throats they danced to right and left with short, shuffling steps. 13. stick to somebody’s ribs informal food that sticks to your ribs is very satisfying, so you are not hungry after you have eaten 饱餐一顿 → stuck1, → stick/poke your nose into something at nose1(3) PHRASAL VERBS14 stick around phrasal verbphr v informal STAY/NOT LEAVEto stay in a place a little longer, waiting for something to happen 〔在某处〕逗留，待在…附近〔等待某事发生〕 Perhaps you’d like to stick around and watch? 你要不要留下来看看？ Tom will be sticking around for a while. 汤姆要逗留一会儿。 Examples from the Corpus stick around• Do you guys want to stick around for a while?• If you don't feel like sticking around here, we could find a place to get some coffee. 15 stick at something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue doing something in a determined way in order to achieve something 坚持不懈地做 Revising with your friends may help you stick at it. 和朋友一起温习功课也许能帮助你坚持下去。 b) stick at nothing informalDO something/TAKE ACTION to be willing to do anything, even if it is illegal, in order to achieve something 〔为了做成某事〕无所顾忌，不择手段 stick at nothing to do something He will stick at nothing to make money. 为了赚钱，他会不择手段。 Examples from the Corpus stick at • From 1981 to 1989, the minimum wage was stuck at $ 3. 35 an hour.• He cleans the dip-stick under his armpit and tells us the car has more faults than he could shake a stick at.• The National Statistics Centre could have provided him with more information than he could shake a stick at.• They poke burning sticks at me.• So Knapman, an indigent, is stuck at the hospital trying to figure a way out of the mess.• Then, all of a sudden, the futility of getting stuck at the lumber mill, like Granddad, hit me.• I was still stuck at the thought of a man pleading for this.• Its accounts, however accurate at this level, remain stuck at this preliminary stage of scientific enquiry. stick at it• If going along to a group on a regular basis helps you to stick at it - do it. 16 stick by somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) FAITHFULto remain loyal to a friend when they have done something wrong or have problems 〔当朋友做错事或遇到困难时〕继续支持，对…忠诚 I love him and, whatever happens, I’ll stick by him. 我爱他，无论发生什么我都会在他身边。 Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin. 琼和丈夫甘苦与共。 b) PROMISEto do what you promised or decided to do 坚持，信守，贯彻〔承诺、计划等〕 stick by a decision/promise etc He has stuck by his radical plans for economic reform. 他坚持推行其激进的经济改革计划。 Examples from the Corpus stick by • Thass why I still stick by him.• Yet he stuck by his testimony that he found nearly a dozen anomalies in the Scull negative indicating possible tampering.• But as the story goes I try to stick by it.• The ability to make a good decision, support it, and stick by it.• They should have ability to make a good decision, support it, and stick by it.• If it is agreed that there is to be no magic, the teacher and the children must stick by their decision.• She made a plea to councillors representing the area to stick by their voters and ensure buses continue to serve the estate.• He stuck by Wallace a while, but he too has had regular spells as a sub and in the reserves too. 17 stick out phrasal verbphr v a) STICK OUTif something sticks out, you notice it because part of it comes out further than the rest of a surface 突出 The children were so thin their ribs stuck out. 这些儿童瘦得肋骨都突出来了。 of/from/through etc Paul’s legs were sticking out from under the car. 保罗的腿从汽车底下伸出来。 b) stick it outFINISH DOING something to continue doing something that is difficult, painful, or boring 〔把困难、棘手或枯燥的事〕坚持到底，忍受下去 It wasn’t a happy period of his life, but he stuck it out. 那是他生命中一段不愉快的日子，但他撑了过来。 c) stick your neck out informalRISK to risk giving your opinion about something, even though you may be wrong or other people may disagree with you 说冒风险[惹祸]的话 I’m going to stick my neck out with some predictions for the next two years. 我冒昧来对今后两年作一个预测。 d) stick out to somebody/stick out in somebody’s mind to seem more important to someone than other people or things 在某人看来更重要 → stick/stand out a mile at mile(5), → stick out like a sore thumb at sore1(6) The thing that sticks out to me is that they need more help than they’re getting. 我觉得最主要的问题是他们需要更多的帮助。 Examples from the Corpus stick out• Dan made a face and stuck his tongue out.• The fridge door won't shut because there's something sticking out.• He stuck out a hand. 'Hi, I'm Melvyn.'• His large ears stuck out almost at right angles.• He stuck his lower lip out and frowned.• I stuck out my thumb and caught a ride to Tay Ninh.• A neatly folded handkerchief was sticking out of his jacket pocket.• A woman stuck her head out of the window and told us to come upstairs.• A pair of skis stuck out through the car window. stick of/from/through etc• It pulled a long curved stick out of a holster.• You are horrified to see a small foot sticking out from behind your rear tire.• Under his arm he carried a large portfolio of drawings and she saw that he had pencils sticking out from his pocket.• He looked down to see if his pajamas were sticking out of his trousers.• You can spot them easily: a metal handle sticking out of the duct.• Corbeling is where brick sticks out of the wall at the top of the building.• Then he saw a pink foot sticking out from under a parked car.• He grimaced and scratched his short, curly black hair where it stuck out from under his tartan cap. stick it out• But he does know something about sticking it out.• I knew she had to come to me each time, it was just a case of sticking it out.• She stuck it out for half an hour, feeling the thuds that Ben made vibrate through the car.• I'm going to stick it out just to prove to him that I can do it.• Oh well, I've stuck it out so far.• I stuck it out the window, pointed it at the garage, and clicked it.• I did not persuade or influence him; he intended all along to stick it out until the end.• A few have stuck it out when it might have been better for all concerned if they had resigned.• She said she'd stuck it out with my father all these years, just for my sake. stick your neck out• And many economists are reluctant to stick their necks out.• It was a place for people who wanted to stick their necks out.• He'd stuck his neck out all right, but not as much as he'd led Holman to believe.• I want to stick my neck out and help her.• Look, I'll stick my neck out and say it'll be finished by tomorrow evening.• So I have decided to stick my neck out and to make some predictions for the next 30 years.• Let Bixby stick his neck out for once, he thought as he stared wearily at his folded hands.• You don't have to stick your neck out in meetings.• She listened to his ideas, had even stuck her neck out to champion some of his more radical plans.• The evidence is good, but I won't stick my neck out until all the data is in. 18 stick out for something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto refuse to accept less than what you asked for 坚持索取[要求] SYN hold out for They offered him £250 but Vic stuck out for £500. 他们愿出 250 英镑，但维克坚持要价 500 英镑。 19 stick to something phrasal verbphr v a) PROMISEto do or keep doing what you said you would do or what you believe in, even when it is difficult 遵守，信守；坚持 SYN keep to Have you been sticking to your diet? 你是否在坚持节食？ stick to your decision/principles etc Miguel was determined to stick to his decision. 米格尔决心坚持自己的决定。 It looks as if Nick will stick to his word this time. 看来这一次尼克好像要说到做到了。 b) CONTINUE/NOT STOPto keep using or doing one particular thing and not change to anything else 继续使用；继续做 If you’re driving, stick to soft drinks. 你如果要开车，只能喝软饮料。 stick to doing something Reporters should stick to investigating the facts. 记者应该坚持调查事实。 c) stick to your guns informalCHANGE YOUR MIND to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong 不听劝告，坚持自己的立场[观点] Having made up his mind, he stuck to his guns. 他下定决心一意孤行。 d) stick to the point/subject/factsSUBJECT to talk only about what you are supposed to be talking about or what is certain 紧扣主题/题目/事实 Never mind whose fault it was. Just stick to the facts. 别管是谁的错，如实说就行。 e) stick to the rules informalOBEY to do something exactly according to the rules 遵守规则 f) stick to the path/road etcCONTINUE/NOT STOP to stay on a marked path or road so that you do not get lost 沿着小径/大路等走〔以免迷路〕 g) stick to the/your story spokenCHANGE YOUR MIND# to continue to say that what you have told someone is true, even though they do not believe you 坚持原来的说法〔尽管别人不肯相信〕 You intend to stick to this story that she knew nothing of your financial prospects? 你还是坚称她对你未来的经济状况一无所知吗？ h) stick to the/your knitting American EnglishAmE informal to continue paying attention to your own work and not to get involved with what other people are doing 专注于自己的工作〔不去介入别人在做的事情〕 I wish Mrs Reese would stick to her knitting. 我希望里斯太太管好她自己的事情。 i) stick it to somebody American EnglishAmE informal to make someone suffer, pay a high price etc 苛刻地对待某人，跟某人过不去 The politicians stick it to the tourists because the tourists don’t vote. 这些政客就是跟游客过不去，因为他们不参加投票。 Examples from the Corpus stick to • Northerners stick to brands, but hunt for bargains.• But Klein stuck to his guns.• His stand heartened anti-Communists like Ngo Dinh Diem, who urged him to stick to his position.• And even the artists who stick to paper have mixed their media in other striking ways.• You should stick to your topic sentence. stick to your decision/principles etc• But we have to stick to our principles.• May we come to respect ourselves for sticking to our principles and living our lives with honesty and integrity.• He is telling the church to stick to its principles and not get side tracked or become hypocritical.• But John King has stuck to his principles and Rovers have strung together an impressive home record.• Nizan stuck to his principles, but after 1939 he became a political refugee.• She was not to know that Tina, sticking to her principles, had long ago slept with her cousin Jarvis.• Had I stuck to my principles or had I simply followed orders? stick to doing something• And even the artists who stick to paper have mixed their media in other striking ways.• But Klein stuck to his guns.• Electrostatic filters charge the incoming air so that the particles stick to an oppositely charged screen.• His stand heartened anti-Communists like Ngo Dinh Diem, who urged him to stick to his position.• Northerners stick to brands, but hunt for bargains.• You should stick to your topic sentence. stick to your guns• And there was great admiration for Livingstone's transparent honesty, self-effacing modesty and determination to stick to his guns.• But Klein stuck to his guns.• The clubs should have stuck to their guns.• The two brothers had conversation after conversation on the theme of religion, the younger one sticking to his guns.• Spenser should have stuck to his guns and been satisfied with unity of design.• I can decide how I am going to act, stick to my guns, and ignore the consequences.• Whether I'd stuck to my guns or not, it had been a harrowing experience and I felt abused. stick to the point/subject/facts• But caution is required where miracles come into play; let us stick to the facts.• Try to stick to the subject of the row rather than bringing up 25 years' worth of misdemeanours.• "Please stick to the facts, " said the judge. stick to the rules• It was all right if she was hours late, but Henry had to stick to the rules.• Everyone in the party has a responsibility to stick to the rules agreed by the party conference.• That government said at the summit it was sticking to the rules, and then suggested afterward it would not not.• I'd stuck to the rules arid nothing had happened.• Failure to stick to the safety rules could result in disaster. stick to the path/road etc• They clung to the towns, venturing out only by day, their big battalions sticking to the roads.• So please stick to the path at this site and hopefully nothing else will need to be done.• For now she stuck to the road which took her to the right, towards the sea. stick to the/your story• Bring in the police, the press, the king himself, and I shall stick to my story.• You do not have to stick to the story line.• He had stuck to his story, that they'd quarrelled at the dance and he had left early. stick to the/your knitting• They want me to help make their lives trouble free so that they can stick to their knitting. stick it to somebody• Set pastry over filling and press to stick it to edge of dish.• When it comes to taxes, politicians like to stick it to the tourists.• And if you don't like it, stick it to your pants as advertised. 20 stick together phrasal verbphr v informal UNITEif people stick together, they continue to support each other when they have problems 互相支持；团结一致 We’re a family, and we stick together no matter what. 我们是一家人，无论发生什么都会相互支持。 Examples from the Corpus stick together• I spilled coffee on my book and some of the pages stuck together.• It is important for families to stick together.• The chocolates are covered with powdered sugar to keep them from sticking together.• We should be able to get out of this mess, provided we stick together.• The great teams manage to stick together.• Nicola and Emily stuck together and together they stuck to Richard, content to be a part of it all.• We tended to stick together too, although no-one accused us of being colonists. 21 stick up phrasal verbphr v a) STICK OUTif a part of something sticks up, it is raised up or points upwards above a surface 向上突起；竖起 from/out of/through etc Part of the boat was sticking up out of the water. 部分船体露出水面。 b) stick 'em up spoken informalOBEY used to tell someone to raise their hands when threatening them with a gun – used in films, stories etc 举起手来〔用枪械威胁他人时的用语，用于电影、小说等〕 Examples from the Corpus stick up• Can you see that branch that's sticking up?• A church steeple stuck up above the roofs of the surrounding cottages.• His hair was white, and stuck up in tufts on his head.• He saw a hand sticking up through the snow. stick from/out of/through etc• There was celery sticking up out of her drink.• When bulls die, we bury them with one or both horns sticking up out of the ground. 22 stick up for somebody phrasal verbphr v informal DEFENDto defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend them 为…辩护；支持；维护 You’re supposed to be sticking up for me! 你应该支持我的！ stick up for yourself She’s always known how to stick up for herself. 她总是知道如何为自己辩护。 Examples from the Corpus stick up for • I try to stick up for her but sometimes I make fun of her because I want to be like my friends.• They really did pick on her and the only reason was that she wouldn't stick up for herself.• Despite Swan's abuse, Hyacinth stuck up for him.• When push came to shove, I stuck up for him.• She helps William Ernest with his reading and encourages him to stick up for himself at school.• They stuck up for my right to walk as far up mountains as the older children.• That is why you rarely see anyone sticking up for political correctness. stick up for yourself• They really did pick on her and the only reason was that she wouldn't stick up for herself.• She helps William Ernest with his reading and encourages him to stick up for himself at school. 23 stick with something/somebody phrasal verbphr v informal a) FINISH DOING somethingto continue doing something the way you did or planned to do before 继续做[使用]，不放弃 Let’s stick with the original plans. 我们还是按照原计划进行吧。 b) NEARto stay close to someone 紧跟；跟…在一起，不离开… You just stick with me. I’ll explain everything as we go along. 你就跟着我，途中我会向你解释一切的。 c) CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue doing something, especially something difficult 坚持〔做某事，尤指困难的事情〕 If you stick with it, your playing will gradually get better. 如果你坚持练习，演奏水平会逐渐提高。 d) be stuck with something/somebody to be made to accept something, do something, spend time with someone etc, when you do not want to 被迫应付某事物/某人；被某事物/某人缠住 Bill left and I was stuck with the bill. 比尔走了，只好我来付账。 e) REMEMBERto remain in someone’s memory 留在…的记忆里 Those words will stick with me for the rest of my life. 那些话我一辈子都不会忘的。 Examples from the Corpus stick with it• After Clinton was elected, they were stuck with it.• But Cindy and George stuck with it.• Get the correct name and stick with it.• If an organism has haemoglobin, it is stuck with it.• Once you have a routine in place, stick with it for a while.• Any new food regime has to be simple to follow if you are to stick with it for any length of time.• Buying in that year and sticking with it through Dec. 30 would have meant a 16. 1 percent annual return.• We're going to stick with it till we get the job done. be stuck with something/somebody• Rosenberg was stuck with 400 shirts that cost $ 4 each.• Chutra and I were stuck with each other like binary stars.• He sat thinking how he was stuck with her, how there was no privacy in this house for emergency situations.• I suppose I was stuck with him, like it or not.• If an organism has haemoglobin, it is stuck with it.• Now they are stuck with those higher prices.• All four of them were stuck with us!• If she was stuck with wanting a man whose background and conditioning were alien to her, then that was her problem. Examples from the Corpus stick• She pressed down the flap of the envelope, but it didn't stick.• This cupboard door keeps sticking.• Clark called him "Mule, " because he looked like a pack mule, and the name stuck.• I'm sticking.• Put some butter on the pan so the cookies don't stick.• The doctor had to stick a tube down my throat in order to examine my stomach.• It took hours to stick all these photos in my album.• They announced that they wanted to talk to everyone, and they asked everyone to stick around for a while.• And marriage developed everywhere to encourage men to stick around their children.• She stuck her chewing gum on the bottom of the chair.• I guess Waldo must have been the codename for CorelDRAW 2 during development and it got stuck in the code.• Teenagers can not wreak that kind of havoc when they are stuck inside.• They stuck pins into a map to show where the enemy's camps were.• I stuck the pictures in a drawer and forgot all about them.• The experts avoid sticking their own necks out.• The vase broke into several pieces, but I was able to stick them all back together.• "What should I do with these?" "Oh, just stick them anywhere."• Mind you, I don't suppose you would really want to stick them in the top of the Christmas pudding either.• Stick this note to Chris's computer so he sees it when he gets back.• Peter was very hot, and his shirt was sticking to his back.• It was only a little flurry, but it was wet, clumping gobs of snow that stuck to the windshield.• Paul stuck two pieces of paper together. stick to/together• Some of these things stick to a magnet.• I also think it's important to stick to a recorded solo from the standpoint of a fan.• With the bubbles sticking to it, the density of the grape was less than that of the soda.• In practice, this means it is best to stick to one brand.• At the market, stick to produce that is in season.• Why doesn't one just stick to the ordinary, real time that we understand?• Her hands and face were skinned from the descent, the gravel sticking to the skin and stinging.• They stick to the three cardinal investment principles set down by the national organization: . stick ... tongue out• With her eyes still crossed, she stuck her tongue out and tried to curl it upwards.• Mitchell turned around lust in time to see her stick her tongue out at him.• As I watched it soar over the crossbar, .Jamir stuck his tongue out in ridicule and blew a raspberry.• As well as the obvious, known tastes of food and drink, stick your tongue out to discover what the air tastes like.• If children on the programme stick their tongues out, we don't condemn it. stuck fast• But once established, life stuck fast.• It was summer, and the door, which was rarely opened, must have swelled in place and stuck fast.• The 13-year-old boy's left leg had become stuck fast in railings near Conwy Road Bridge.• The front of the boat was stuck fast in the mud.• We are an odd collection assembled here, stuck fast like stubborn limpets to that eastern shore throughout the winter.• They were helpless little flies stuck fast to a sticky trap from which there was no escape.• After he had hit, Silva chased up the hill to establish that his ball had stuck fast to the putting surface. stick it• I reckon it must have been a practical joke: some one sticking it in her chair.• You make a SHlme LEchl and some one sticks it in.• Tom folded the letter and stuck it into his jacket pocket.• I fill up his new dish to the top and stick it on the floor.• I knew she had to come to me each time, it was just a case of sticking it out.• If he could do the thing at all, could he stick it through?• I couldn't stick it up at the back or I'd look aged, haggard, forty years old. Daily life, Sport, Food, Motor vehicles stick2 ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 part of tree 树的组成部分D a long thin piece of wood from a tree, which is no longer attached to the tree 柴枝，枝条 → branch, twig They collected sticks to start the fire. 他们捡来树枝生火。 2 DStool 工具 a long thin piece of wood, plastic etc that you use for a particular purpose 〔有特殊用途的〕棍；签；条；槌 a pair of drum sticks 一对鼓槌 a measuring stick 量尺 Aunt Lou walks with a stick (=uses a stick to help her walk). 卢姑妈走路要拄拐棍。 3 DFpiece 条,片,棍 a long thin or round piece of something 条状物；棍状物 carrot sticks with dip 带调味酱的胡萝卜条 a glue stick 一管胶水 stick of a stick of chewing gum 一片口香糖 4 sports 体育运动 a long, specially shaped piece of wood, plastic etc that you use in some sports to hit a ball 球棍，球棒 a hockey stick →5 see picture at 见图 sport1 曲棍球杆 5 (out) in the sticks AREAa long way from a town or city 在偏远乡村，在边远地区 They live out in the sticks. 他们住在偏远的乡村。 Examples from the Corpus (out) in the sticks• Three years on, what to make of the original inner city mama, out here in the sticks?• We must have been right out in the sticks.• You two behaved as if we were still in the sticks. 6 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick British EnglishBrE informalUNDERSTAND# to understand a situation in completely the wrong way 完全误解 People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick. 有人认为这首歌是关于毒品的，这些人完全误解了。 7 a stick to beat somebody with something that can be used as a reason for criticizing someone 用于批评某人的把柄 These tests will just give politicians yet another stick to beat the teachers with. 这些测试又会给政客们一个抨击教师的口实。 8. plane 飞机 the handle you use to control a plane 操纵杆，驾驶杆 → joystick 9. car 汽车 American EnglishAmE informalTTC a stick shift 〔汽车的〕变速杆，换挡杆 10. get on the stick American EnglishAmE spoken to start doing something you should be doing 开始加紧干 Examples from the Corpus get on the stick• We really need to get on the stick and get those trees planted. 11 give somebody/get (some) stick British EnglishBrE spokenCRITICIZE if you give someone stick, you criticize them for something they have done 批评某人 He’s going to get some stick for this! 他得为这件事挨批了！ Examples from the Corpus give somebody/get (some) stick• He doesn't give his stick to just anybody. 12. up sticks British EnglishBrE informalLEAVE YOUR HOME/COUNTRY if you up sticks, you move to a different area 搬家 → carrot and stick at carrot(3)Examples from the Corpus up sticks• Do your homework before applying to permanently up sticks.• He picks up sticks and sits down to eat them.• I couldn't up sticks and away, which I might have done otherwise - regretting it afterwards.• You will then have the right specimens ready and waiting whenever anyone decides to up sticks and move.• Maybe we up sticks and move to another, better part of the country to cool out. Examples from the Corpus stick• Stick insects look like sticks and so are saved from being eaten by birds.• Julitis disgustedly cleaned it frorn her shoe with a stick.• He didn't half go into him with his stick.• Using his thick bill, he played with the leaves, sticks, and grass stems at the edge of his nest.• He dipped the oil stick in again.• The hon. Gentleman has got the wrong end of the stick about how they work.• a walking stick Old English stician stick2 Old English sticca |
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