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单词 unstuck
释义

unstuck

[ uhn-stuhk ]
/ ʌnˈstʌk /
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adjective

freed or loosened from being fastened or stuck: When firmly pushed, the door became unstuck.
out of order, control, or coherence; undone: Their well-laid plans came unstuck under pressure.

Origin of unstuck

un-1 + stuck

Words nearby unstuck

unstriated, unstring, unstriped, unstructured, unstrung, unstuck, unstudied, unsub, unsubscribe, unsubstantial, unsubstantiated
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Example sentences from the Web for unstuck

  • It took me a while to figure out I needed closure to get unstuck.

    Magic Johnson: I Survived|Allison Samuels|May 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • "I have never wished so hard in my life, Sir, to be unstuck," said he.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Dec. 19, 1917|Various
  • He unstuck the snag from his shirt, pushed his way out of the thicket, and sat down weakly on the grass.

    David and the Phoenix|Edward Ormondroyd
  • "You mean things get unstuck so on the voyage," murmured Constantia.

    The Garden Party|Katherine Mansfield

British Dictionary definitions for unstuck

unstuck
/ (ʌnˈstʌk) /

adjective

freed from being stuck, glued, fastened, etc
come unstuck to suffer failure or disaster
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with unstuck

unstuck

see under come apart at the seams.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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