| 单词 | stick |
| 释义 | Word Frequency stick 1(stɪk) noun 1. a small thin branch of a tree 2. a. any long thin piece of wood b. such a piece of wood having a characteristic shape for a special purpose a walking stick a hockey stick c. a baton, wand, staff, or rod 3. an object or piece shaped like a stick a stick of celery a stick of dynamite 4. control stick 5. informal the lever used to change gear in a motor vehicle 6. nautical a mast or yard 7. printing composing stick 8. a. a group of bombs arranged to fall at intervals across a target b. a number of paratroops jumping in sequence 9. slang a. verbal abuse, criticism I got some stick for that blunder b. physical power, force (esp in the phrase give it some stick) 10. (usually plural) a piece of furniture these few sticks are all I have 11. (plural) informal a rural area considered remote or backward (esp in the phrase in the sticks) 12. (plural) Canadian West Coast and Northwest Canada informal the wooded interior part of the country 13. (plural) hockey a declaration made by the umpire if a player's stick is above the shoulders 14. (plural) goalposts 15. US obsolete a cannabis cigarette 16. a means of coercion 17. informal a dull boring person 18. (usually preceded by old) informal a person not a bad old stick 19. in a cleft stick 20. wrong end of the stick verbWord forms: sticks, sticking or sticked 21. to support (a plant) with sticks; stake Word origin Old English sticca; related to Old Norse stikka, Old High German steccaWord Frequency stick 2(stɪk) verbWord forms: sticks, sticking or stuck 1. (transitive) to pierce or stab with or as if with something pointed 2. to thrust or push (a sharp or pointed object) or (of a sharp or pointed object) to be pushed into orthrough another object 3. (transitive) to fasten in position by pushing or forcing a point into something to stick a peg in a hole 4. (transitive) to fasten in position by or as if by pins, nails, etc to stick a picture on the wall 5. (transitive) to transfix or impale on a pointed object 6. (transitive) to cover with objects piercing or set in the surface 7. (when intr, foll by out, up, through, etc) to put forward or be put forward; protrude or cause to protrude to stick one's head out of the window 8. (transitive) informal to place or put in a specified position stick your coat on this chair 9. to fasten or be fastened by or as if by an adhesive substance stick the pages together they won't stick 10. (transitive) informal to cause to become sticky 11. (when tr, usually passive) to come or cause to come to a standstill we were stuck for hours in a traffic jam the wheels stuck 12. (intransitive) to remain for a long time the memory sticks in my mind 13. (transitive) slang, mainly British to tolerate; abide I can't stick that man 14. (intransitive) to be reluctant 15. (tr; usually passive) informal to cause to be at a loss; baffle, puzzle, or confuse I was totally stuck for an answer 16. (transitive) slang to force or impose something unpleasant on they stuck me with the bill for lunch 17. (transitive) to kill by piercing or stabbing 18. stick in one's throat 19. stick one's nose into 20. stick to the ribs noun 21. the state or condition of adhering 22. informal a substance causing adhesion 23. obsolete something that causes delay or stoppage Word origin Old English stician; related to Old High German stehhan to sting, Old Norse steikja to roast on a spit |
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