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stick.y5stIk7iadj-ier, -iest Sticky means being, made of, or covered with a substance that stays fixed to any surface it touches.粘的，涂有胶水的Don't touch the wet paint--it's sticky.别碰这湿漆----会粘手的。You shouldn't eat so many sticky sweets.你不应吃这么多粘乎乎的糖果。We had sticky buns for tea.我们以粘牙的圆面包佐茶。The children's faces were sticky with chocolate.孩子们的脸上沾着巧克力。Come here, and I'll wipe your sticky fingers.过来，我给你擦擦你那粘乎乎的手指。(infml) If someone has sticky fingers, they are likely to steal.有偷窃习惯的Brian got a job in a shop, but he turned out to have sticky fingers and was forced to leave.布赖恩在商店找了份工作，但因手脚不干净而被解雇了。If the weather is sticky, it is very hot and the air feels wet.湿热的，闷热的It's very sticky in New York in August.纽约8月份十分闷热。[HUMID]Sticky also means difficult.困难的，棘手的We've got a sticky problem to deal with.我们有个棘手的问题要对付。There were a few sticky moments during the meeting, but everything turned out all right in the end.会议有几处卡壳，但最后还是万事皆顺。The company is going through a sticky patch at the moment.这公司正经历着一个困难时期。Sticky can also mean unwilling to agree.不愿同意My dad was rather sticky about letting me go to the party.我爸爸非常不愿意让我去参加晚会。Their bank manager was sticky about lending them the money they wanted to borrow.他们银行的经理不愿意借给他们钱。If someone comes to/meets a sticky end, they are killed or something unpleasant happens to them.落个不好的下场You'll come to a sticky end if you carry on behaving like this.如果你继续这样做的话，你不会有好下场的。In the final scene of the film, the lovers meet a sticky end.在这电影的结尾，这对恋人的结局不好。Sticky tape is Br and Aus for SELLOTAPE.A sticky wicket is a difficult situation.困境This is something of a sticky wicket you've got us into.你使我们陷入了困境。I know I'm batting on a sticky wicket (= I will get into a difficult situation) by saying this, but I think you're wrong.我知道说这话会使我陷入困境，但我认为你错了。
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