stick by

vb (intr, preposition) to remain faithful to; adhere to

Thesaurus

Verb

stick by - be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"stand by, adhere, stickbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

Translations

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(stik) – past tense, past participle stuck (stak) – verb1. to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something. She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me! 以（尖物）插入 2. (of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something. Two arrows were sticking in his back. 刺，贯穿 3. to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc). He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.粘贴4. to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress. The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.阻塞ˈsticker noun an adhesive label or sign bearing eg a design, political message etc, for sticking eg on a car's window etc. The car sticker read `Blood donors needed'.张贴物ˈsticky adjective1. able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces. He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.胶粘的2. (of a situation or person) difficult; awkward. 尴尬的ˈstickily adverb粘粘地ˈstickiness noun 粘性，胶粘 sticking-plasterplasterˈstick-in-the-mud noun a person who never does anything new. 墨守成规者come to a sticky end to have an unpleasant fate or death. 下场不好stick at to persevere with (work etc). He must learn to stick at his job.坚持stick by to support or be loyal to (a person). His friends stuck by him when he was in trouble.忠于stick it out to endure a situation for as long as necessary. 坚持到底stick out1. to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue. 突出，伸出 2. to be noticeable. She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.显眼stick one's neck out to take a risk. 冒险stick to/with not to abandon. We've decided to stick to our previous plan; If you stick to me, I'll stick to you. 坚持，粘着 stick together1. to (cause to) be fastened together. We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.粘在一起2. (of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other. They've stuck together all these years. （朋友）相互忠实 stick up for to speak in defence of (a person etc). When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me.为...辩护

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stick by (someone or something)

To remain loyal to, committed to, or supportive of someone or something. I vowed to stick by my wife, no matter what happened to us. Do you still stick by your decision to fire him?See also: by, stick

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and stick with someone or somethingto support someone or something; to continue supporting or committing to someone or something when things are bad. Don't worry. I'll stick by you no matter what. I feel as if I have to stick by my brother even if he goes to jail.See also: by, stick

stick by

Also, stick to. Remain loyal to, as in The brothers said they'd stick by one another, no matter what, or Phyllis promised to stick to Bert. This idiom derives from stick in the sense of "adhere." [Early 1500s] Also see stand by, def. 4. See also: by, stick

stick by

v.1. To remain loyal or faithful to someone: Her family stuck by her through hard times.2. To keep or maintain something: He is sticking by his opinion despite the new evidence.See also: by, stick

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