英语词汇“stick to one's guns”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A small vessel of light draught, fitted to carry one or more guns (gunboat diplomacy the show or threat of (orig naval) force in international negotiation)

A deck in old warships carrying guns below the main deck (earlier below spar deck)

A fight involving two or more people with guns, esp formerly in the old American West (also intransitive verb)

stick (or stand) to one's guns

To maintain one's position staunchly

stick² /stik/

transitive verb (pat stuck, Scot stack; pap stuck, Scot stickˈit)

To pierce, transfix
To stab
To spear
To thrust
To fasten by piercing
To insert
To set in position
To set or cover with things fastened on
To cause to adhere, fix with an adhesive
To endure (esp with it) (informal)
To function successfully (informal)
To bring to a standstill or nonplus
To leave someone (with) (something unpleasant) (informal)
(usu passive) to confine
(esp in imperative) used to dismiss something with disgust, scorn, etc (vulgar sl)

intransitive verb

To be fixed by insertion
To jut, protrude
To adhere
(of a charge or accusation) to be accepted as valid
To become or remain fixed
To remain
To be detained by an impediment
To jam
To fail to proceed or advance
To scruple
To hold fast, keep resolutely (with to)

noun

Adhesiveness
A hitch
A stoppage (obsolete)
A difficulty (archaic)

ORIGIN: OE stician; cf stick¹, stitch

stickabilˈity noun (informal; facetious)

The ability to stick at something, persistence, perseverance

stickˈer noun

A gummed label or poster
A person who kills pigs, etc
A person who or thing that sticks
A piercing weapon (informal)
A person or thing difficult to get rid of
Someone who is constant or persistent
A poser
A piano jack
An upright rod that transmits motion from an organ key

transitive verb

To apply stickers (gummed labels) to

stickˈily adverb

stickˈiness noun

stickˈing noun and adjective

stickˈy adjective

Adhesive
Tenacious
Gluey
Muggy
Difficult (informal)
Unpleasant (informal)
(of a website) tending to attract visitors and retain their attention (informal)

transitive verb

To make sticky

noun (pl stickˈies)

An adhesive label or note

stickˈing-plaster noun

An adhesive plaster for covering wounds

stickˈing-point or stickˈing-place noun

The point beyond which a thing cannot proceed

stickˈ-in-the-mud noun

An old fogey (also adjective)

stickit minister noun (Scot)

A licentiate who never gets a pastoral charge

stickˈjaw noun

A stodgy pudding or sweetmeat

stick pin noun (US)

A tie-pin

stickˈseed noun

A plant of the borage family with barbed seeds

stickˈ-up noun

A hold-up
A stand-up collar

stickˈweed noun

Any plant with clinging seeds, esp ragweed

stickˈybeak noun (Aust and NZ informal)

A Nosey Parker

intransitive verb

To pry

sticky end noun

An unpleasant end, disaster

sticky ends plural noun

Single-stranded ends of DNA that has been cut with a restriction endonuclease, able to pair with complementary ends on, and thus joining, other fragments

stickˈy-fingˈered adjective (informal)

Prone to pilfering

sticky wicket noun

A difficult situation to cope with

sticky willie noun (Scot)

Cleavers (qv under cleave²)

stuck-upˈ adjective

Self-importantly aloof

get stuck in (or into) (informal)

To deal with, consume, attack in a vigorous, aggressive, eager, etc manner

stick around (informal)

To remain or linger

stick at

To hesitate or scruple at (often with nothing)
To persist at

stick by

To be firm in supporting, adhere closely to

stick 'em up!

Hold up your hands (or be shot)!

stick in (Scot)

To persevere assiduously
Also (of a dressing, etc) to adhere to a wound

stick in one's throat or craw

To be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to countenance

stick it to

To overcharge systematically
To gain a victory over (someone)

stick one's neck out see under neck

stick or snee see snickersnee

stick out

To project
To be obvious
To continue to resist

stick out for

To insist upon

stick to

To persevere in holding to

stick together

To be allies
To support each other

stick to one's guns see under gun

stick up

To stand up
To rob at gunpoint, waylay and plunder (esp US; stickˈ-up noun)

stick up for

To speak or act in defence of

stick with

To remain with
To force (a person) to cope with (something unpleasant), often in the phrase be stuck with

stuck for

Unable to proceed because of the lack of

stuck on (informal)

Enamoured of

gun /gun/

stick2 /stik/

stick² /stik/