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stick STAYstIkv [I always + adv/prep]past stuck stVkto stay or continue (with something) (infml)停留，留下;继续You go--I'll stick around (= stay) here a bit longer and wait for Jane.你先走----我在这再多等简一会儿。(infml) No one stuck around (= stayed) after the game.比赛后，没有人留下来。You'll never learn to play the piano if you're not prepared to stick at it (= continue to work hard at it).如果你不准备持之以恒的话，你永远也学不会钢琴。To stick by something or someone is to continue to support it or them.坚持，支持I stick by what I said.我坚持我所说的。We must stick by our decision/policy.我们必须坚持我们的决定/政策。Everyone has to stick by the rules.每个人都得坚持原则。She has stuck by him through thick and thin.她在任何情况下都支持他。(Br and Aus) The unions have said that they are going to stick out for (= continue to demand) a 10% rise.工会说他们将坚持10％的加薪。To stick to something is to limit yourself to it and not change to something else.忠于，信守Do we have to stick rigidly to the rules?我们得严格遵守规则吗?If you make a promise, you should stick to it.如果你作了承诺，就应该信守诺言。We must try and stick to our budget.我们必须设法不超过预算。Could you stick to the point, please?请不要离题。He should stick to what he's good at, and not try and do something he knows nothing about.他应该坚持自己的特长，而不要去做他一窍不通的事。We'd better stick to the main road, because the other roads are blocked with snow.我们最好沿着干道走，因为其他的路被雪封住了。To stick to your guns is to continue to have your beliefs or continue with a plan of action, even if other people disagree with you.坚持自己的立场或观点I know no one else thinks my suggestion is a good idea, but I'm sticking to my guns.我知道没人认为我的建议是个好主意，但我仍坚持我的意见。If two or more people stick together, they support each other.相互支持The country's Foreign Minister said that it was important for small nations to stick together.该国外交部长说，对小国来说相互支持是很重要的。To stick with something is to continue to follow it and not change it.坚持，坚守He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.他说他将坚守他祖父建立的传统。I'd rather stick with a way of doing things that I know will work.我宁愿坚持用我认为能起作用的做事方法。Let's just make a decision, and then stick with it.让我们就做个决定，然后坚持这决定。I'm not really enjoying the book I'm reading, but I'll stick with it (= continue to read it) it for a few more chapters to see if it gets any better.我不怎么喜欢正在看的这本书，但我将再多读几章，看看是否会好些。Things are difficult at the moment, but if we stick with it (= continue despite difficulties), they are bound to get better.现在是有些困难，但如果我们坚持的话，肯定会有所好转的。In some card games, if you stick, you say that you do not want to be given any more cards.不再要牌Do you want to play or are you sticking?你想再要牌吗?(fig.) "Would you like another drink?""No thanks, I think I'd better stick (= stop) at this one."“你要再来一杯吗?”“不，多谢，我想这杯就够了。”(Am infml) You've got to admire her stick-to-it-iveness (= her ability to continue working at something, despite difficulties).你不得不钦佩她的坚韧不拔。
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