stick
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stick | |
| he / she / it sticks | |
| past simple stuck | |
| past participle stuck | |
| -ing form sticking |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way 粘贴；粘住 - stick something + 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. 这种胶不行，这几片东西根本粘不住。
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryb1Her wet hair was sticking to her head. 湿发贴在她头上。 I forgot to stick a stamp on the envelope. 我忘了在信封上贴邮票。
- stick something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to become fixed in one position and impossible to move （在某物中）卡住，陷住，动不了 - [transitive, intransitive]
to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into something 将…刺入（或插入）；刺；戳；插入 - stick something + 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。
Extra ExamplesHe simply stuck a pin in at random among the names of the candidates. 他只是在候选人的名字中随意插了一根针。 She stuck a finger into the sugar bowl. 她把一根手指伸进糖罐。 The little boy had stuck his head through the railings. 那小男孩把头伸进了围栏。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- simply
- in
- into
- on
- …
- close
- closely
- rigidly
- …
- tend to
- decide to
- be determined to
- …
- stick something + adv./prep.
- [transitive] stick something + adv./prep. (informal)
to put something 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溜达着走了。 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？” He stuck the note through her letter box. 他把便条塞进了她的信箱里 。 - (informal)
Stick 'em up! (= Put your hands above your head—I have a gun!) 举起手来！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- simply
- in
- into
- on
- …
- close
- closely
- rigidly
- …
- tend to
- decide to
- be determined to
- …
- [transitive] somebody can stick something (informal)
used to say in a rude and angry way that you are not interested in what somebody has, offers, does, etc. （无礼或生气地表示）对…不感兴趣 - [transitive] (British English, 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 - [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。
- [intransitive]
(in some card games 某些牌戏中 to say that you will not take any more cards 不再要牌
attach粘贴
become fixed卡住
push something in推入
put放置
difficult situation困境
become accepted被接受
in card games纸牌游戏
Word Originverb Old English stician, of Germanic origin; related to German sticken ‘embroider’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek stizein ‘to prick’, stigma ‘a mark’ and Latin instigare ‘spur on’. Early senses included ‘pierce’ and ‘remain fixed (by its embedded pointed end)’.
Idioms
mud sticks
- (saying)
people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are later shown to be false 恶事如泥巴，沾身洗不清；烂泥沾身洗不清
put/stick the boot in (British English, informal)
to kick somebody very hard, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢（尤指倒地的人） to attack somebody by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨击（某人） I wonder if the press will put the boot in? 不知道媒体会不会插一脚？
put/stick the knife in | put/stick the knife into somebody
- (informal)
to behave towards somebody in an unfriendly way and try to harm them 对某人怀恨在心；加害于某人
put/stick your oar in
- (British English, informal)
to give your opinion, advice, etc. without being asked and when it is probably not wanted 多管闲事；横插一杠子 I was getting along very nicely until Patrick stuck his oar in. 在帕特里克插手之前，我一直过得很好。
put/stick two fingers up at somebody
- (British English, informal)
to form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing somebody, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry 向某人竖起两指（做出 V 形手势，手背向外以表示侮辱） She enjoys sticking two fingers up to convention. 她喜欢按照惯例行事。
stand/stick out like a sore thumb
to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way 招眼；扎眼 The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. 这座蓝色建筑在粉刷过的别墅中显得格外显眼。 If you wear a suit to the party, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb. 如果你穿西装去参加聚会，你会非常显眼。
stand/stick out a mile
to be very obvious or easy to notice 显而易见 It stood out a mile that she was lying. 很明显她在撒谎。
stick/put the boot in (British English, informal)
to kick somebody very hard, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢（尤指倒地的人） to attack somebody by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨击（某人） I wonder if the press will stick the boot in? 不知道媒体会不会把靴子塞进去？
stick in your head/mind
stick in your throat/craw (informal)
(of words 话语 to be difficult or impossible to say 难以启齿；说不出口 She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat. 她想说她有多抱歉，但话似乎卡在喉咙里了。
(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 neck out
- (informal)
to do or say something when there is a risk that you may be wrong 做不保险的事；说不保险的话；冒险 I’ll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job. 我敢说比尔绝对是这份工作的最佳人选。
stick/poke your nose into something
- (informal)
to try to become involved in something that should not involve you 多管闲事；插手（与己无关的事） He's always sticking his nose into other people's business. 他总是干涉别人的事。
stick/stand out like a sore thumb
to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way 招眼；扎眼 The blue building stuck out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. 这座蓝色的建筑在粉刷过的别墅中显得格外显眼。 If you wear a suit to the party, you'll stick out like a sore thumb. 如果你穿西装去参加聚会，你会很显眼。
stick/stand out a mile
to be very obvious or easy to notice 显而易见 It stuck out a mile that she was lying. 她显然是在说谎。
stick to your guns
- (informal)
to refuse to change your mind about something 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
tell somebody where to put/stick something | tell somebody what they can do with something
- (informal)
to make it clear to somebody that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you 别来这一套；让某人收起…的一套
