| 单词 | stick to |
| 释义 | 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 phrase If you stick to your guns, you continue to have your own opinion about something even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong. [informal] He should have stuck to his guns and refused to meet her. 5. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for stick 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] |
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