sticky

adjective

/ˈstɪki/

(comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)

Idioms

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made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it黏（性）的
- sticky fingers covered in jam粘满果酱的黏糊糊的手指
- There's a dish of mango with sweet sticky rice.有一盘芒果配甜糯米。
- Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.把牛奶搅进去，和成软而不黏的面团。
- Her arms were covered in a sticky substance that could only be blood.她的手臂上覆盖着一层只能是血的粘性物质。
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- It was covered in a really sticky mess.它被一团粘糊糊的东西盖着。
- The paint was still slightly sticky.油漆还有点儿粘。
- The rubber's gone all sticky.这些橡胶全都发粘了。
- The white paint was still fresh and sticky to the touch.白色的油漆摸起来还是新鲜粘粘的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- hot and sticky
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(of paper, labels, etc.纸、标签等) with glue (= a sticky substance) on one side so that you can stick it to a surface一面带黏胶的
- sticky tape透明胶带
(informal) (of the weather天气) hot and slightly wet闷热的
- a sticky, humid afternoon一个闷热潮湿的下午
- The air was hot and sticky.空气湿热难耐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- hot and sticky
See full entry
(informal) (of a person人) feeling hot and uncomfortable感到热得难受的 synonym sweaty
- She felt hot and sticky after six hours on the bus.在公共汽车上呆了六个小时后，她感到又热又粘。
(informal) difficult or unpleasant难办的；棘手的；让人为难的
- I always seem to get into sticky situations on holiday.我好像总是在假期里陷入窘境。
- Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they’ve decided to have counselling.他们的关系正处于困难时期，他们决定接受咨询。
(computing计算机) (of a website网站) so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time用户黏着度高的；富有吸引力的

Idioms

a bad/sticky end

(British English, informal) something unpleasant that happens to somebody, for example punishment or a violent death, usually because of their own actions不愉快的结局；可悲的下场
- He'll come to a sticky end one of these days if he carries on like that.如果他继续那样下去，总有一天会落得个可悲的下场。

have sticky fingers

(informal) to be likely to steal something好偷东西的；有顺手牵羊的毛病

a sticky wicket

(British English, informal) a difficult situation困难的处境

sticky

noun

/ˈstɪki/

(plural stickies)

(also sticky note)

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a small piece of sticky paper that you use for writing a note on, and that can be easily removed告事贴
- Never write your password on a sticky note!千万不要将密码写到便利贴上！
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