| 单词 | stick out |
| 释义 | 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 phrase If you stick your neck out, you bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong. [informal] I've earned a reputation as someone who'll stick his neck out, a bit of a rebel. 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 phrase If you say that something or someone sticks out a mile or stands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize. [informal, emphasis] 'How do you know he's Irish?'—'Sticks out a mile.' We stood out a mile on that first day at school. 5. to stick out like a sore thumb phrase If you say that someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb or stands out like a sore thumb, you are emphasizing that they are very noticeable, usually because they are unusual or inappropriate. [emphasis] Does the new housing stick out like a sore thumb or blend into its surroundings? In Japan a European stands out like a sore thumb. 6. See full dictionary entry for stick See stick it out Translations: Chinese: 伸出来 Japanese: 突き出す |
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