stick
verb
noun
stɪk verb
1
ATTACH
粘贴
to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become attached to a surface 粘，贴 I,T
stick sth on/to/in etc sth
Someone had stuck posters all over the walls.
有人把海报贴满了墙。
[+ 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
if a pointed object sticks into something, or if you stick it there, it is pushed into it 刺，戳，插 I,T always + adv/prep
stick (sth) in/into/through sth
pins stuck in a notice board
插在布告板上的大头针
The boy stuck his finger up his nose.
小男孩把手指伸到鼻孔里。
3
PUT
放置
to put something somewhere quickly and without much care [非正式] 〔随便〕摆放，放置; T always + adv/prep | informal
Just stick it in the microwave for a few minutes.
把它放进微波炉里热几分钟就行。
The cards had been stuck through the letterbox.
卡片被塞进信箱。
4
MOVE PART OF BODY
移动身体的一部分
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; T always + adv/prep
Clara stuck her head around the door to see who was there.
克拉拉从门后伸进头看谁在那里。
The baby stuck his legs in the air.
宝宝高高地举起双腿。
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
if something sticks, it becomes fixed in one position and is difficult to move 卡住，钉住 I
This door keeps sticking.
这扇门老是卡住。
The wheels stuck fast (=stuck completely) in the mud.
轮子彻底陷进了泥里。
6
stick in sb’s mind
if 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.
那种名字是让人经久不忘的。
7
make sth stick
a. to prove that something is true b. to make a change become permanent 使〔某一变化〕确立下来 informal
Is there enough evidence to make the charges stick ?
那些指控有足够的依据吗？
The government has succeeded in making this policy stick.
政府成功地使这项政策固定了下来。
8
NAME
名字
if a name that someone has invented sticks, people continue using it 被继续使用 I
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
sb can stick sth
used to say angrily that you do not want what someone is offering you [口] 把某事物留给某人吧〔用于生气地表示自己不要所给的东西〕 spoken
I told them they could stick their job.
我对他们说，那工作还是留给他们自己吧。
10
STAY IN BAD SITUATION
处于糟糕的处境
to continue to accept a situation or person, even though you do not like them [英，口] 容忍，忍受; T | BrE spoken
I can’t stick mum’s new boyfriend.
我无法容忍我妈的新男友。
can’t stick doing sth
Gerry can’t stick working for Featherstone’s any longer.
格里再也受不了继续为费瑟斯通工作了。
I don’t know how you stick it .
我不理解你是怎么忍受的。
11
stick in sb’s throat/gullet stick in sb’s craw
11. ; stick in sb’s craw AmE [美] if a situation or someone’s behaviour sticks in your throat, it is so annoying that you cannot accept it〔指某种处境或某人的行为〕使某人难以接受 BrE AmE
Her criticism really stuck in my craw.
她的批评我实在无法接受。
12
stick in sb’s throat
12. 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 ）
13
stick to sb’s ribs
13. food that sticks to your ribs is very satisfying, so you are not hungry after you have eaten [非正式] 饱餐一顿 informal
14 to stay in a place a little longer, waiting for something to happen 〔在某处〕逗留，呆在…附近〔等待某事发生〕
Perhaps you’d like to stick around and watch?
也许你想留下来看看？
Tom will be sticking around for a while.
汤姆要逗留一会儿。
15 to continue doing something in a determined way in order to achieve something 坚持…，继续不懈地做…
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。
16
stick at nothing
to be willing to do anything, even if it is illegal, in order to achieve something [非正式] 无所顾忌，不择手段 informal
stick at nothing to do sth
He will stick at nothing to make money.
为了赚钱，他会不择手段。
17 to 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，忠诚于
I love him and whatever happens I’ll stick by him.
我爱他，无论发生什么我都会忠于他。
Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin .
琼对丈夫患难不弃，艰苦与共。
18 to 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.
他坚持其激进的经济改革计划。
19 if 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了出来。
[+ of/from/through etc ]
Paul’s legs were sticking out from under the car.
保罗的腿从汽车下面伸了出来。
20
stick it out
to continue doing something that is difficult, painful, or boring 〔把困难、棘手或枯燥的活动〕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。
21
stick your neck out
to risk giving your opinion about something, even though you may be wrong or other people may disagree with you [非正式] 说冒风险 （惹祸 ）的话 informal
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。
22
stick out to sb/stick out in sb’s mind
to seem more important to someone than other people or things 在某人看来很重要
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。
23 to refuse to accept less than what you asked for 坚持索取 （要求 ）;
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。
24 to 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;
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。
25 to 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 sth
Reporters should stick to investigating the facts.
记者应该坚持调查事实。
26
stick to your guns
to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong [非正式] 不听劝告，坚持自己的立场 （观点 ） informal
Having made up his mind, he stuck to his guns.
下定了决心之后，他坚持自己的立场，不肯动摇。
27
stick to the point/subject/facts
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，按事实说话。
28
stick to the rules
to do something exactly according to the rules [非正式] 遵守规则 informal
29
stick to the path/road etc
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〕
30
stick to the/your story
to continue to say that what you have told someone is true, even though they do not believe you [口] 坚持原来的说法〔尽管别人不肯相信〕 spoken
You intend to stick to this story that she knew nothing of your financial prospects?
你还是坚持她对你未来的经济状况一无所知的说法吗？
31
stick to the/your knitting
to continue paying attention to your own work and not to get involved with what other people are doing [美，非正式] 专注于自己的工作〔不去掺和别人在做的事情〕 AmE informal
I wish Mrs Reese would stick to her knitting.
我希望里斯太太能够专心于自己的工作。
32
stick it to sb
to make someone suffer, pay a high price etc [美，非正式] 苛刻地对待某人，跟某人过不去 AmE informal
The politicians stick it to the tourists because the tourists don’t vote.
这些政客因为旅游者不参加投票就苛待他们。
33 if 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。
34 if 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.
部分船体伸出水面。
35
stick ’em up
used to tell someone to raise their hands when threatening them with a gun –used in films, stories etc [口，非正式] 举起手来〔用枪械威胁他人时的用语，用于电影、小说等〕 spoken informal
36 to 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.
她总是知道如何捍卫自己。
37 to 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.
我们别放弃原来的计划。
38 to 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，我们在路上时我会解释一切。
39 to 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.
如果坚持下去的话，你的演奏水平会逐步提高的。
40
be stuck with sth/sb
to be made to accept something, do something, spend time with someone etc, when they do not want to 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。
41 to remain in someone’s memory 留在…的记忆里
Those words will stick with me for the rest of my life.
那些话将伴随我度过余生。
noun
42
PART OF TREE
树的部分
a long thin piece of wood from a tree, which is no longer attached to the tree 柴枝，枝条;
They collected sticks to start the fire.
他们捡来树枝生火。
43
TOOL
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。
44
PIECE
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
[+ of ]
a stick of chewing gum
一片口香糖
45
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
曲棍球杆
46
(out) in the sticks
a long way from a town or city 偏远乡村，边远地区
They live out in the sticks.
他们住在偏远的乡村。
47
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
to understand a situation in completely the wrong way [英，非正式] 完全误解 BrE informal
People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick.
认为这首歌是关于毒品的那些人完全误解了。
48
PLANE
飞机
the handle you use to control a plane 操纵杆，驾驶杆
49
CAR
汽车
a STICK SHIFT [美，非正式] 〔汽车的〕变速杆，换挡杆 AmE informal
50
get on the stick
to start doing something you should be doing [美，口] 开始加紧干 AmE spoken
You’d better get your sales team on the stick.
你得让你的销售小组加紧干了。
51
give sb/get (some) stick
10. if you give someone stick, you criticize them for something they have done [英，口] 批评某人 BrE spoken
He’s going to get some stick for this!
他得为这件事挨批了！
52
up sticks
11. if you up sticks, you move to a different area [英，非正式] 搬家 BrE informal