- A stick is either a short length of wood—part of a tree branch—or an implement made of wood, like a hockey stick, a walking stick, or the sticks you use to play a drum.
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- vt. 刺，戳；粘贴
- vi. 卡住
- n. 棍；手杖
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1. carrot sticks
胡萝卜条
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2. We collected dry sticks to start a fire.
我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。
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3. He got a branch from an old tree, and used it as a stick.
他从一棵老树上砍下一根树枝，当作手杖拄着。
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4. Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).
她胳膊和腿瘦得跟柴火棍儿似的。
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5. a stick of butter
一条黄油
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6. The key has stuck in the lock.
钥匙卡在锁里了。
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7. He stuck a stamp on the envelope.
他把一张邮票贴到信封上。
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8. The nurse stuck the needle into my arm.
护士把针扎进我的胳膊。
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9. She finds it impossible to stick to a diet.
坚持节食，她觉得受不了。
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10. I don't know how you stick that job.
我不知道那活儿你怎么受得了。
- stick (n.) Old English sticca "rod, twig, peg; spoon," from Proto-Germanic *stikkon- "pierce, prick" (source also of Old Norse stik, Middle Dutch stecke, stec, Old High German stehho, German Stecken "stick, staff"), from PIE root *steig- "to stick; pointed" (see stick (v.)). Meaning "staff used in a game" is from 1670s (originally billiards); meaning "manual gearshift lever" first recorded 1914. Alliterative connection of sticks and stones is recorded from mid-15c.; originally "every part of a building." Stick-bug is from 1870, American English; stick-figure is from 1949.
- stick (v.) Old English stician "to pierce, stab, transfix, goad," also "to remain embedded, stay fixed, be fastened," from Proto-Germanic *stik- "pierce, prick, be sharp" (source also of Old Saxon stekan, Old Frisian steka, Dutch stecken, Old High German stehhan, German stechen "to stab, prick"), from PIE *steig- "to stick; pointed" (source also of Latin instigare "to goad," instinguere "to incite, impel;" Greek stizein "to prick, puncture," stigma "mark made by a pointed instrument;" Old Persian tigra- "sharp, pointed;" Avestan tighri- "arrow;" Lithuanian stingu, stigti "to remain in place;" Russian stegati "to quilt").
stick ★ / stɪk ; NAmE stɪk / verb , noun stick sticks stuck sticking verb ★ ( stuck , stuck / stʌk ; NAmE stʌk / ) push sth in 推入 1 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth 将…刺入（或插入）；刺；戳；插入 sticksth + adv./prep. ◆ The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. 护士把针扎进我的胳膊。 ◆ Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. 不要把指头伸进笼子里。 + adv./prep. ◆ I found a nail sticking in the tyre. 我发现轮胎上扎了一根钉子。 attach 粘贴 2 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way 粘贴；粘住 sticksth + adv./prep. ◆ He stuck a stamp on the envelope. 他把一张邮票贴到信封上。 ◆ We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. 我们用胶水把碎片粘到一起。 ◆ I stuck the photos into an album. 我把照片贴到相册上。 + adv./prep. ◆ Her wet clothes were sticking to her body. 湿衣服贴在她身上。 ◆ The glue's useless—the pieces just won't stick. 这种胶水不行，这几片东西根本粘不住。 put 放置 3 ★ [transitive ] sticksth + adv./prep. ( informal) to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly （尤指迅速或随手）放置 ◆ Stick your bags down there. 把你们的包搁到那儿吧。 ◆ He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. 他把两手揣在口袋里遛达着走了。 ◆ Can you stick this on the noticeboard? 你能不能把这个贴到布告牌上？ ◆ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, ‘Coffee, anyone?’ 彼得从门后伸进头来问：“咖啡，哪位要？” ◆ ( informal) Stick 'em up! (= put your hands above your head—I have a gun!) 举起手来！ 4 [transitive ] sb can stick sth ( informal) used to say in a rude and angry way that you are not interested in what sb has, offers, does, etc. （无礼或生气地表示）对…不感兴趣 ◆ I got sick of my boss's moaning and told him he could stick the job. 我烦透了老板的牢骚，便跟他说那活儿他自己干吧，我才不稀罕。 become fixed 卡住 5 ★ [intransitive ] stick(in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move （在某物中）卡住，陷住，动不了 SYN jam ◆ The key has stuck in the lock. 钥匙卡在锁里了。 ◆ This drawer keeps sticking. 这个抽屉老卡住。 difficult situation 困境 6 [transitive ] BrE informal usually used in negative sentences and questions 通常用于否定句和疑问句 to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person 容忍；忍受 SYN stand sticksth/sb ◆ I don't know how you stick that job. 我不知道那活儿你怎么受得了。 ◆ The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend. 问题是，我母亲不能接受我男朋友。 stickdoing sth ◆ John can't stick living with his parents. 约翰受不了和父母住在一起。 become accepted 被接受 7 [intransitive ] to become accepted 被接受；被证明成立 ◆ The police couldn't make the charges stick (= show them to be true). 警方无法证明那些指控成立。 ◆ His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck (= has become the name that everyone calls him). 朋友们称他巴特，这名字就叫开了。 in card games 纸牌游戏 8 [intransitive ] to not take any more cards 不再要牌 ☞see also stuck adj. IDIOMS stick in your ˈmind (of a memory, an image, etc. 往事、形象等 ) to be remembered for a long time 经久不忘；铭记在心 ◆ One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind. 他有一幅画我记得特别清楚。 stick in your ˈthroat/ˈcraw ( informal) 1 (of words 话语 ) to be difficult or impossible to say 难以启齿；说不出口 2 (of a situation 情况 ) to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry 难以接受；无法接受；令人气愤 stick your ˈneck out ( informal) to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong 做不保险的事；说不保险的话；冒险 stick to your ˈguns ( informal) to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong 不听别人劝告；坚持己见；一意孤行 ☞more at boot n. , finger n. , knife n. , mile , mud , nose n. , oar , sore adj. , tell PHRASAL VERBS ˌstick aˈround ( informal) to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive 不走开；待在原地 ◆ Stick around; we'll need you to help us later. 别走开，过一会儿我们还需要你帮忙呢。 ˈstick at sth to continue to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth 坚持不懈地做（某事）；持之以恒；锲而不舍 ◆ If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it. 要想练好一种乐器，你必须持之以恒。 ˈstick by sb [no passive ] to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation 坚持忠于；不离弃（某人） ˈstick by sth [no passive ] to do what you promised or planned to do 信守，遵守，贯彻（承诺、计划等） ◆ They stuck by their decision. 他们决心已下，矢志不渝。 ˌstick sth↔ˈdown ( informal) to write sth somewhere 写下；记下 ◆ I think I'll stick my name down on the list. 我想我还是把名字写到名单上吧。 ˌstick ˈout to be noticeable or easily seen 醒目；显眼；引人注目 SYN stand out ◆ They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out. 他们用红色大字写出通知，这样会显眼一些。 ★ ˌstick ˈout (of sth) | ˌstick sth↔ˈout (of sth) to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole （使从某物中）伸出，探出，突出 ◆ His ears stick out. 他长着一对招风耳。 ◆ She stuck her tongue out at me. 她冲我吐了吐舌头。 ◆ Don't stick your arm out of the car window. 不要把胳膊伸出车窗。 ˌstick it/sth ˈout ( informal) to continue doing sth to the end, even when it is difficult or boring 坚持到底；忍受下去 ◆ She didn't like the course but she stuck it outto get the certificate. 她并不喜欢这门课，但为了拿证书还是耐着性子学完了。 ˌstick ˈout for sth ( informal) to refuse to give up until you get what you need or want 坚持要求；不得到…不罢休 ◆ They are sticking out for a higher pay rise. 他们坚持要求更大幅度地提高工资。 ˈstick to sth 1 ★ to continue doing sth despite difficulties 坚持（做某事，不怕困难） ◆ She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. 饮食老受限制，她觉得受不了。 2 ★ to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it 坚持；维持；固守；坚持保留 ◆ He promised to help us and he stuck to his word (= he did as he had promised). 他答应过帮助我们，他没有失信。 ◆ ‘Shall we meet on Friday this week?’ ‘No, let's stick to Saturday.’ “这个星期我们星期五见面怎么样？”“不，还是照旧在星期六吧。” ◆ She stuck to her story. 她坚持自己所说的。 ˌstick toˈgether ( informal) (of people 人 ) to stay together and support each other 团结在一起 ★ ˌstick ˈup to point upwards or be above a surface 竖立；向上突出 ◆ The branch was sticking up out of the water. 树枝从水下伸了出来。 ˌstick ˈup for sb/yourself/sth [no passive ] ( informal) to support or defend sb/yourself/sth 支持，捍卫（某人、自己、某事物） ◆ Stick up for what you believe. 你相信什么，就要捍卫它。 ◆ She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school. 她教育子女在学校要勇于自卫。 ◆ Don't worry—I'll stick up for you. 别担心，有我呢。 ˈstick with sb/sth [no passive ] ( informal) 1 to stay close to sb so that they can help you 紧跟，不离开（某人，以便得到帮助） 2 to continue with sth or continue doing sth 持续；坚持 ◆ They decided to stick with their original plan. 他们决定继续执行原来的计划。 noun ★ from tree 树木 1 ★ [countable ] a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree 枝条；枯枝；柴火棍儿 ◆ We collected dry sticks to start a fire. 我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。 ◆ The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. 男孩子们朝那条狗扔枝条扔石头。 ◆ Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin). 她胳膊和腿瘦得跟柴火棍儿似的。 for walking 走路 2 ★ [countable ] ( especially BrE) = walking stick ◆ The old lady leant on her stick as she talked. 老太太说话时拄着拐棍。 ☞see also shooting stick , white stick in sport 体育运动 3 [countable ] a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball 球棍 ◆ a hockey stick 曲棍球球棍 long thin piece 条状物 4 ★ [countable ] ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a long thin piece of sth 条状物；棍状物 ◆ a stick of dynamite 一根炸药棒 ◆ carrot sticks 胡萝卜条 ◆ ( NAmE) a stick of butter 一条黄油 ☞see also French stick 5 [countable ] ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose （木料或塑料制成的有特定用途的）棍，条，签 ◆ pieces of pineapple on sticks 一串串插在小棍上的菠萝块 ☞see also chopstick , cocktail stick , drumstick , matchstick , yardstick of glue, etc. 胶水等 6 [countable ] a quantity of a substance, such as solid glue, that is sold in a small container with round ends and straight sides, and can be pushed further out of the container as it is used 一管，一支（胶棒等） ☞see also lipstick in plane/vehicle 飞机；车辆 7 [countable ] ( informal) ( especially NAmE) the control stick of a plane （飞机的）操纵杆，驾驶杆 ☞see also joystick (2 ) 8 [countable ] ( informal) ( especially NAmE) a handle used to change the gears of a vehicle （车辆的）变速杆，换挡杆 ☞see also gear lever , stick shift for orchestra 管弦乐队 9 [countable ] a baton,used by the person who conductsan orchestra 指挥棒 criticism 批评 10 [uncountable ] ( BrE) ( informal) criticism or severe words 批评；指责 ◆ The referee got a lot of stickfrom the home fans. 裁判饱受主队球迷的指责。 country areas 乡村地区 11 the sticks [plural ] ( informal, usually disapproving) country areas, a long way from cities 边远乡村地区 ◆ We live out in the sticks. 我们住在偏远的乡村。 person 人 12 [countable ] ( old-fashioned) ( BrE informal) a person 人；家伙 ◆ He's not such a bad old stick. 他老兄人不算坏。 HELP There are many other compounds ending in stick.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 stick 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 IDIOMsee beat v. , big adj. , carrot , cleft adj. , short adj. , up v. , wrong adj. stick / stɪk ; NAmE stɪk / stuck / stʌk ; NAmE stʌk /
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