| 单词 | stick |
| 释义 | 1. noun uses2. verb uses stick (stɪk ) noun uses Word forms: sticks 1. countable noun B1+ A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree. ...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood. Synonyms: twig, branch, birch, offshoot 2. countable noun B1+ A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for supporting someone's weight or for hitting people or animals. He looks old and walks with a stick. Crowds armed with sticks and stones took to the streets. Synonyms: cane, staff, pole, rod 3. See also carrot and stick 4. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] B1+ A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for a particular purpose. ...kebab sticks. ...lolly sticks. ...drum sticks. 5. countable noun [usually noun NOUN] B1+ Some long thin objects that are used in sports are called sticks. ...lacrosse sticks. ...hockey sticks. ...ski-sticks. 6. countable noun [noun NOUN] A stick of something is a long thin piece of it. ...a stick of celery. [+ of] ...cinnamon sticks. 7. uncountable noun If you give someone some stick, you criticize them or tease them roughly. [British, informal] It's not motorists who give you the most stick, it's the general public. I get some stick from the lads because of my team but I don't mind. Synonyms: abuse, criticism, flak [informal], blame 8. plural noun If you say that someone lives in the sticks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities. [informal, disapproval] He lived out in the sticks somewhere. 9. a stick to beat someone with phrase If you say that something is a stick to beat someone with, you mean that it is used, or could be used, as a basis for criticism. [journalism] Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with. 10. to get the wrong end of the stick phrase If someone gets the wrong end of the stick or gets hold of the wrong end of the stick, they do not understand something correctly and get the wrong idea about it. [informal] 11. more...than you could shake a stick at phrase If you say that there are more things than you could or can shake a stick at, you are emphasizing in a humorous way that there are a lot of them. [informal, emphasis] ...a man with more medals than you can shake a stick at. stick (stɪk ) verb uses Word forms: sticks , sticking , stuck 1. verb If you stick something somewhere, you put it there in a rather casual way. [informal] He folded the papers and stuck them in his desk drawer. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: put, place, set, position 2. verb B2 If you stick a pointed object in something, or if it sticks in something, it goes into it or through it by making a cut or hole. She stuck a knife into the plastic wrapping. [V n + in/into/through] The soldiers went at once to the mound and began to stick their bayonets through it. [V n + in/into/through] The knife stuck in the ground at his feet. [VERB + in] Synonyms: poke, dig, stab, insert 3. verb B2 If something is sticking out from a surface or object, it extends up or away from it. If something is sticking into a surface or object, it is partly in it. They lay where they had fallen from the crane, sticking out of the water. [VERB adverb/preposition] Something was sticking from the pocket of the little man's grimy shorts. [VERB adverb/preposition] His hair sticks up in half a dozen directions. [VERB adverb/preposition] ...when we see her with lots of tubes and needles sticking into her little body. [VERB adverb/preposition] 4. verb B1 If you stick one thing to another, you attach it using glue, sticky tape, or another sticky substance. Don't forget to clip the token and stick it on your card. [VERB noun preposition] We just stuck it to the window. [VERB noun preposition] He has nowhere to stick up his posters. [VERB noun with adverb] Stick down any loose bits of flooring. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: fasten, fix, bind, hold 5. verb B1 If one thing sticks to another, it becomes attached to it and is difficult to remove. The soil sticks to the blade and blocks the plough. [VERB to noun] Peel away the waxed paper if it has stuck to the bottom of the cake. [VERB + to] If left to stand, cooked pasta sticks together. [V together] Synonyms: adhere, cling, cleave, become joined 6. verb If something sticks in your mind, you remember it for a long time. There was one journey that particularly sticks in my mind. [VERB + in] That song has stuck in my head for years. [VERB in noun] Synonyms: stay, remain, linger, persist 7. verb If you give someone or something a name and the name sticks, it becomes the name which most people use to refer to that person or thing. A friend dubbed it 'The Sanctuary' and the name stuck. [VERB] 8. verb [no cont, with brd-neg] If someone manages to make a charge or accusation stick, they show that the person accused is guilty of the crime or action they are accused of. I don't see how they'll make the charges stick. [VERB] But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick. [VERB] 9. verb B1+ If something which can usually be moved sticks, it becomes fixed in one position. The needle on the dial went right round to fifty, and there it stuck. [VERB] The dagger stuck tightly in the silver scabbard. [VERB] Synonyms: catch, lodge, jam, stop 10. verb If you are in an unpleasant or difficult situation and you say that you cannot stick it, you mean that you cannot bear to remain there long. [British, informal] Got a job bottle-washing at the brewery. I lasted a fortnight. I couldn't stick it. [VERB noun] How long did you stick it for? [VERB noun] Synonyms: tolerate, take, stand, stomach 11. See also stuck 12. can stick/to stick phrase If you say that someone can stick something, especially a job, or if you tell them where to stick it, you are rudely refusing it or emphasizing that you do not want it or like it. [informal, rude, feelings] It's a rotten play, so they can stick it. She then stormed out in a temper telling him to 'stick his job'. 13. to stick in your throat phrase If something sticks in your throat, you find it unacceptable. What sticks in my throat is that I wasn't able to win the trophy. She wanted to ask if he had news of Keith, but the words stuck in her throat. Phrasal verbs: stick around phrasal verb If you stick around, you stay where you are, often because you are waiting for something. [informal] Stick around a while and see what develops. [VERB PARTICLE] I didn't stick around long enough to find out. [VERB PARTICLE] stick at phrasal verb If you stick at a task or activity, you continue doing it, even if it is difficult. You will find it hard at first, but stick at it. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He became more and more irritated by her inability to stick at anything. [VERB PARTICLE noun] stick by 1. phrasal verb If you stick by someone, you continue to give them help or support. ...friends who stuck by me during the difficult times as Council Leader. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you stick by a promise, agreement, decision, or principle, you do what you said you would do, or do not change your mind. But I made my decision then and stuck by it. [VERB PARTICLE noun] stick out 1. phrasal verb B2 If you stick out part of your body, you extend it away from your body. She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He stuck his hand out and he said, 'Good evening.' [VERB noun PARTICLE] Jack opened his door and stuck his head out. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 2. to stick your neck out 3. phrasal verb If something sticks out, it is very noticeable because it is unusual. The things that stuck out were his cockiness and his four-letter words. [VERB PARTICLE] What had Cutter done to make him stick out from the crowd? [VERB PARTICLE + from] 4. to stick out a mile 5. to stick out like a sore thumb 6. See stick it out stick out for phrasal verb If you stick out for something, you keep demanding it and do not accept anything different or less. I stuck out for a handsome redundancy package. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] stick to 1. phrasal verb B2 If you stick to something or someone when you are travelling, you stay close to them. There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Stick to well-lit roads. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you stick to something, you continue doing, using, saying, or talking about it, rather than changing to something else. Perhaps he should have stuck to writing. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Lionel, you just tell the cops what you saw; stick to your story. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you stick to a promise, agreement, decision, or principle, you do what you said you would do, or do not change your mind. Immigrant support groups are waiting to see if he sticks to his word. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She made it clear the government would stick to its policies despite union militancy. [VERB PARTICLE noun] But one problem is that few people can stick to a diet for long. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 4. to stick to your guns 5. phrasal verb If you stick to rules, you do what they say you must do. Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Police must stick to the highest standards if they are to win back public confidence. [VERB PARTICLE noun] stick together phrasal verb B2 If people stick together, they stay with each other and support each other. If we all stick together, we ought to be okay. [VERB PARTICLE] stick up for phrasal verb If you stick up for a person or a principle, you support or defend them forcefully. Dad spoils me. He loves me. He sticks up for me. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] I can stick up for myself. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] He has shown a great deal of courage in sticking up for democracy and civil liberties. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] stick with 1. phrasal verb B2 If you stick with something, you do not change to something else. If you're in a job that keeps you busy, stick with it. [VERB PARTICLE noun] They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you stick with someone, you stay close to them. She pulled the woman to her side saying: 'You just stick with me, dear.' [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: stick to your guns to refuse to change your decision or opinion about something, even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong He should have stuck to his guns and refused to meet her. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stick to your last [old-fashioned] to continue doing what you know about and not try to do new things, at which you are likely to fail Looking back, I should have stuck to my last and gone on to get a research job in one of the studios. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carrot and stick rewards and threats that are offered in order to persuade someone to do something But Congress also wants to use a carrot and stick approach to force both sides to negotiate. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stick to your knitting to continue to do something that you are experienced at and not try to do something which you know very little about It failed because we did not understand the plumbing business, and it taught us a lesson about sticking to our knitting! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stick the knife in to deliberately do or say things which will upset another person or cause problems for them Her colleagues, often eager to stick the knife in, defended her yesterday. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stick your neck out [informal] to say or do something which other people are afraid to say or do, even though this may cause trouble or difficulty for you At the risk of sticking my neck out, I doubt whether the compensation fund will be needed. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry a big stick to have a lot of power, and therefore be able to get what you want The company carries a big stick. Over the past 107 years it has built itself up into the biggest brand in the world and now controls 44 per cent of the global market. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get a lot of stick [British] to be criticized, often in an unfair way, or for something that is not your fault The cricket team got a lot of stick when they returned from their tour of India, but they deserved it as they had played so badly. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get the short end of the stick [mainly US] to end up in a worse position than other people in a particular situation, although this is not your fault As usual it's the consumer who gets the short end of the stick. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get the wrong end of the stick to completely misunderstand something People are so easily confused, and so often get the wrong end of the stick. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have more things than you can shake a stick at to have a very large number of a particular thing My daughter has more pairs of shoes than you can shake a stick at. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in a cleft stick [British] in a difficult situation which you cannot get out of easily Debbie now finds herself in a cleft stick. If she pays her rent, she won't have any money to buy food. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a stick to beat someone with [British] something that can be used to cause embarrassment or difficulty for someone Surprisingly, the opposition, usually eager to find any stick to beat the government with, is refusing to comment on the affair. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: stick a straw in In a fighting container, handlers stimulate their cricket's whiskers using a straw stick, causing the crickets to become aggressive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When did you last see a hole in a house with some untidy straw sticking out of it? Times, Sunday Times With a straw stuck in it. Times, Sunday Times Oxygen masks with elastic straps snagged it; pillows caught on it; tubes stuck to it; and it rapidly became a hot, itchy, tangled mat. Times, Sunday Times I didn't want to go near her as she was so fragile, in an incubator, with tubes sticking out of her, surrounded by machinery. Times, Sunday Times I have a scar on my cheek from the tubes stuck down my throat. Times, Sunday Times When she became ill, my mum and dad wouldn't even let me see her in hospital because she had tubes stuck inside her and was on drips. Times, Sunday Times The tubes stick together with layers of tiny crystals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you find yourself within the presenter's vicinity - outside a football ground, say, or in a restaurant - throw a stick and see what happens. Times, Sunday Times Every time they throw a stick for it, it'll fetch back a wildebeest's face. The Sun But you have got to throw that stick out of the window. Times, Sunday Times So throw your stick at the cat and eat the meat to sate your hunger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The opponent may not notice this in the heat of battle until they feel a sudden pain in the wrist and throw the stick automatically without knowing what hit them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it's no use simply wielding this stick without a carrot; no good simply moving people on if they have nowhere to go. Times, Sunday Times But it's no use simply wielding this stick without a carrot. The Sun The men are then alleged to have tried to rob another four stores, including some in which they were thwarted by the shopkeeper wielding a stick and by police arriving. Times,Sunday Times Toffee apples that are not kept in the fridge could harbour the potentially lethal food poisoning bug listeria, helped to multiply by the wooden stick. Times, Sunday Times If you can't get them, any wooden stick will do - you can even make mini lollies with toothpicks and ice cubes. The Sun Another used a wooden stick from a placard to batter a cop over the head before legging it. The Sun They included ornaments, a picture frame, a coffee table, a kettle, a television, a computer printer, a shovel and a studded wooden stick. Times, Sunday Times He cuts hair under a plastic sheet, propped up by a wooden stick. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 棒, 随手将某物放进某物 Japanese: 棒切れ, 突き刺さる |
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