stick
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stick | |
| he / she / it sticks | |
| past simple stuck | |
| past participle stuck | |
| -ing form sticking |
- [transitive, intransitive]
to fix something to something else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to something in this way 粘貼；粘住 - stick something + adv./prep.
He stuck a stamp on the envelope. 他把一張郵票貼到信封上。 We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. 我們用膠把碎片粘到一起。 I stuck the photos into an album. 我把照片貼到相冊上。 - (+ adv./prep.)
Her wet clothes were sticking to her body. 濕衣服貼在她身上。 The glue's useless—the pieces just won't stick. 這種膠不行，這幾片東西根本粘不住。
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryb1Her wet hair was sticking to her head. 濕發貼在她頭上。 I forgot to stick a stamp on the envelope. 我忘了在信封上貼郵票。
- stick something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to become fixed in one position and impossible to move （在某物中）卡住，陷住，動不了 - [transitive, intransitive]
to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into something 將…刺入（或插入）；刺；戳；插入 - stick something + adv./prep.
The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. 護士把針紮進我的胳膊。 Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. 不要把指頭伸進籠子裏。 - + adv./prep.
I found a nail sticking in the tyre. 我發現輪胎上紮了一根釘子。
Extra ExamplesHe simply stuck a pin in at random among the names of the candidates. 他只是在候選人的名字中随意插了一根針。 She stuck a finger into the sugar bowl. 她把一根手指伸進糖罐。 The little boy had stuck his head through the railings. 那小男孩把頭伸進了圍欄。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- simply
- in
- into
- on
- …
- close
- closely
- rigidly
- …
- tend to
- decide to
- be determined to
- …
- stick something + adv./prep.
- [transitive] stick something + adv./prep. (informal)
to put something in a place, especially quickly or carelessly （尤指迅速或随手）放置 Stick your bags down there. 把你們的包擱到那兒吧。 He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. 他把兩手揣在口袋裏溜達着走了。 Can you stick this on the noticeboard? 你能不能把這個貼到布告牌上？ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, ‘Coffee, anyone?’ 彼得從門後伸進頭來問：“咖啡，哪位要？” He stuck the note through her letter box. 他把便條塞進了她的信箱裏 。 - (informal)
Stick 'em up! (= Put your hands above your head—I have a gun!) 舉起手來！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- simply
- in
- into
- on
- …
- close
- closely
- rigidly
- …
- tend to
- decide to
- be determined to
- …
- [transitive] somebody can stick something (informal)
used to say in a rude and angry way that you are not interested in what somebody has, offers, does, etc. （無禮或生氣地表示）對…不感興趣 - [transitive] (British English, informal)
(usually used in negative sentences and questions 通常用於否定句和疑問句 to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person 容忍；忍受 - [intransitive]
to become accepted 被接受；被證明成立 The police couldn't make the charges stick (= show them to be true). 警方無法證明那些指控成立。 His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck (= has become the name that everyone calls him). 朋友們稱他巴特，這名字就叫開了。
- [intransitive]
(in some card games 某些牌戲中 to say that you will not take any more cards 不再要牌
attach粘貼
become fixed卡住
push something in推入
put放置
difficult situation困境
become accepted被接受
in card games紙牌遊戲
Word Originverb Old English stician, of Germanic origin; related to German sticken ‘embroider’, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek stizein ‘to prick’, stigma ‘a mark’ and Latin instigare ‘spur on’. Early senses included ‘pierce’ and ‘remain fixed (by its embedded pointed end)’.
Idioms
mud sticks
- (saying)
people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are later shown to be false 惡事如泥巴，沾身洗不清；爛泥沾身洗不清
put/stick the boot in (British English, informal)
to kick somebody very hard, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢（尤指倒地的人） to attack somebody by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨擊（某人） I wonder if the press will put the boot in? 不知道媒體會不會插一腳？
put/stick the knife in | put/stick the knife into somebody
- (informal)
to behave towards somebody in an unfriendly way and try to harm them 對某人懷恨在心；加害於某人
put/stick your oar in
- (British English, informal)
to give your opinion, advice, etc. without being asked and when it is probably not wanted 多管閒事；橫插一杠子 I was getting along very nicely until Patrick stuck his oar in. 在帕特裏克插手之前，我一直過得很好。
put/stick two fingers up at somebody
- (British English, informal)
to form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing somebody, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry 向某人豎起兩指（做出 V 形手勢，手背向外以表示侮辱） She enjoys sticking two fingers up to convention. 她喜歡按照慣例行事。
stand/stick out like a sore thumb
to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way 招眼；紮眼 The blue building stood out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. 這座藍色建築在粉刷過的别墅中顯得格外顯眼。 If you wear a suit to the party, you’ll stand out like a sore thumb. 如果你穿西裝去參加聚會，你會非常顯眼。
stand/stick out a mile
to be very obvious or easy to notice 顯而易見 It stood out a mile that she was lying. 很明顯她在撒謊。
stick/put the boot in (British English, informal)
to kick somebody very hard, especially when they are on the ground 猛踢（尤指倒地的人） to attack somebody by criticizing them when they are in a difficult situation 乘人之危抨擊（某人） I wonder if the press will stick the boot in? 不知道媒體會不會把靴子塞進去？
stick in your head/mind
stick in your throat/craw (informal)
(of words 話語 to be difficult or impossible to say 難以啓齒；說不出口 She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat. 她想說她有多抱歉，但話似乎卡在喉嚨裏了。
(of a situation 情況 to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry 難以接受；無法接受；令人氣憤
stick your neck out
- (informal)
to do or say something when there is a risk that you may be wrong 做不保險的事；說不保險的話；冒險 I’ll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job. 我敢說比爾絕對是這份工作的最佳人選。
stick/poke your nose into something
- (informal)
to try to become involved in something that should not involve you 多管閒事；插手（與己無關的事） He's always sticking his nose into other people's business. 他總是幹涉别人的事。
stick/stand out like a sore thumb
to be very easy to notice in an unpleasant way 招眼；紮眼 The blue building stuck out like a sore thumb among the whitewashed villas. 這座藍色的建築在粉刷過的别墅中顯得格外顯眼。 If you wear a suit to the party, you'll stick out like a sore thumb. 如果你穿西裝去參加聚會，你會很顯眼。
stick/stand out a mile
to be very obvious or easy to notice 顯而易見 It stuck out a mile that she was lying. 她顯然是在說謊。
stick to your guns
- (informal)
to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong 不聽别人勸告；堅持己見；一意孤行
tell somebody where to put/stick something | tell somebody what they can do with something
- (informal)
to make it clear to somebody that you are angry and are rejecting what they are offering you 别來這一套；讓某人收起…的一套
