[N-COUNT 可数名词]枯枝;柴枝 A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree.
...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood.
背着成捆的干树枝去当薪柴卖的人们
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
carrot and stick
;杖;棍;棒 A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for supporting someone's weight or for hitting people or animals.
He looks old and walks with a stick...
他看起来很老,走路时拄着一根拐棍。
Crowds armed with sticks and stones took to the streets.
人群手持棍棒和石块走上了街头。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](用于某一特定用途的)木条,木棍 A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for a particular purpose.
[usu n N]
...kebab sticks.
烤肉扦
...lolly sticks.
冰棍棍
...drum sticks.
鼓槌
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](体育运动中使用的)杖,棍,棒 Some long thin objects that are used in sports are called sticks .
[usu n N]
...lacrosse sticks.
兜网球棍
...hockey sticks.
曲棍球棍
...ski-sticks.
滑雪杖
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]条状物;棒状物;棍状物 A stick of something is a long thin piece of it.
[usu N of n]
...a stick of celery.
一根芹菜
...cinnamon sticks.
肉桂条
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]严厉的批评;大肆的取笑 If you give someone some stick, you criticize them or tease them roughly.
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
It's not motorists who give you the most stick, it's the general public...
对你批评最严厉的并不是驾车人,而是普通民众。
I get some stick from the lads because of my faith but I don't mind.
我由于自己的信仰遭到了伙伴们的取笑,但我不在乎。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]偏远乡村;边远地区 If you say that someone lives in the sticks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
[the N]
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He lived out in the sticks somewhere.
他住在某个偏远的乡村。
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[PHRASE 短语]批评别人的依据 If you say that something is a stick to beat someone with, you mean that it is used, or could be used, as a basis for criticism.
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.
不幸的是,经典的美国小说经常被用来作为批评当代英国作家的依据。
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[PHRASE 短语](完全)误解;错误地理解 If someone gets the wrong end of the stick or gets hold of the wrong end of the stick, they do not understand something correctly and get the wrong idea about it.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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[PHRASE 短语]很多 If you say that there are more things than you could or can shake a stick at, you are emphasizing in a humorous way that there are a lot of them.
[emphasis]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
...a man with more medals than you can shake a stick at.
拥有很多奖章的人
Part-2
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[VERB 动词](随便地)放,搁,塞 If you stick something somewhere, you put it there in a rather casual way.
[V n prep/adv]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He folded the papers and stuck them in his desk drawer...
他将文件叠起来,塞进自己的书桌抽屉里。
Jack opened his door and stuck his head out.
杰克打开门,探出头来。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]刺;扎;戳 If you stick a pointed object in something, or if it sticks in something, it goes into it or through it by making a cut or hole.
[V n in/into/through n]
[V in n]
They sent in loads of male nurses and stuck a needle in my back...
他们派来了很多男护士,在我的背上扎了一针。
Some punk stuck a knife in her last night...
有个小流氓昨晚扎了她一刀。
The soldiers went at once to the mound and began to stick their bayonets through it...
士兵们马上赶到土丘处,开始用刺刀往里戳。
The knife stuck in the ground at his feet.
刀扎在了他脚边的地上。
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[VERB 动词]突出/扎进 If something is sticking out from a surface or object, it extends up or away from it. If something is sticking into a surface or object, it is partly in it.
[V adv/prep]
They lay where they had fallen from the crane, sticking out of the water...
它们还在从起重机上掉落的地方,一部分露出水面。
Something was sticking from the pocket of the little man's grimy shorts...
小个子男人脏乎乎的短裤口袋里鼓鼓的,伸出来个什么东西。
His hair sticks up in half a dozen directions.
他的头发胡乱支棱着。
...when we see her with lots of tubes and needles sticking into her little body.
当我们看到她瘦小的身体上插着很多导管和针头时
4
[VERB 动词](用胶水、胶带等)粘,粘贴 If you stick one thing to another, you attach it using glue, sticky tape, or another sticky substance.
[V n prep]
[V n with adv]
Don't forget to clip the token and stick it on your card...
别忘了剪下标志,贴到你的卡上。
We just stuck it to the window...
我们就把它贴在窗户上了。
He has nowhere to stick up his posters...
他没地方贴海报了。
Stick down any loose bits of flooring.
把松动的地板块都粘好。
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[VERB 动词]黏附;附着在 If one thing sticks to another, it becomes attached to it and is difficult to remove.
[V to n]
[V together]
The soil sticks to the blade and blocks the plough...
土粘在犁铧上,卡住了犁。
Peel away the waxed paper if it has stuck to the bottom of the cake...
如果蜡纸已粘在蛋糕的底部,就把它撕掉。
If left to stand, cooked pasta sticks together.
煮好的面放置时间长了会变坨。
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[VERB 动词]铭记在心;经久不忘 If something sticks in your mind, you remember it for a long time.
[V in n]
The incident stuck in my mind because it was the first example I had seen of racism in that country...
这件事一直萦绕在我的脑海里,因为这是我在那个国家看到的首起种族主义实例。
That song has stuck in my head for years.
那首歌多年来一直铭记在我心中。
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[VERB 动词](名字)流传开去,被众人采用 If you give someone or something a name and the name sticks, it becomes the name which most people use to refer to that person or thing.
[V]
A friend dubbed it 'The Sanctuary' and the name stuck.
有位朋友戏谑地称它为“避难所”,然后这个名称就沿用了下来。
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[VERB 动词](证明…)属实,成立 If someone manages to make a charge or accusation stick, they show that the person accused is guilty of the crime or action they are accused of.
[V]
[no cont]
I don't see how they'll make the charges stick...
我不知道他们将如何证明这些指控属实。
But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
但法律专家们不能肯定这一指控是否成立。
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[VERB 动词]固定不动 If something which can usually be moved sticks, it becomes fixed in one position.
[V]
The needle on the dial went right round to fifty feet, which was as far as it could go, and there it stuck...
仪表盘上的指针一下转到了 50 英尺处,也就是到头了,然后就停在那里不动了。
The dagger stuck tightly in the silver scabbard.
匕首牢牢地卡在银质刀鞘中。
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[VERB 动词]忍受;容忍 If you are in an unpleasant or difficult situation and you say that you cannot stick it, you mean that you cannot bear to remain there long.
[V n]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Got a job bottle-washing at the brewery. I lasted a fortnight. I couldn't stick it...
我找了份在啤酒厂洗瓶子的工作。干了两星期,就再也受不了了。
How long did you stick it for?
你坚持了多久?
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See also:
stuck
;
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[PHRASE 短语]去他的(工作);杵一边去 If you say that someone can stick something, especially a job, or if you tell them where to stick it, you are rudely refusing it or emphasizing that you do not want it or like it.
[feelings]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[RUDE 无礼]
It's a rotten play, so they can stick it...
这部剧糟透了,他们趁早拉倒吧。
She then stormed out in a temper telling him to 'stick his job'.
她接着怒气冲冲地走了出去,告诉他“去他妈的工作”。
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to stick in your throat→see:
throat
;
相关词组:
stick around
stick at
stick by
stick out
stick out for
stick to
stick together
stick up for
stick with
Oxford
stick★/stɪk; NAmEstɪk/
verb
,
noun
sticksticksstuckstickingverb★(stuck,stuck/stʌk; NAmEstʌk/)push sth in 推入1★[transitive , intransitive ]to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth 将…刺入(或插入);刺;戳;插入sticksth + adv./prep. ◆The nurse stuck the needle into my arm.护士把针扎进我的胳膊。◆Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage.不要把指头伸进笼子里。+ adv./prep.◆I found a nail sticking in the tyre.我发现轮胎上扎了一根钉子。attach 粘贴2★[transitive , intransitive ]to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way 粘贴;粘住sticksth + adv./prep. ◆He stuck a stamp on the envelope.他把一张邮票贴到信封上。◆We used glue to stick the broken pieces together.我们用胶水把碎片粘到一起。◆I stuck the photos into an album.我把照片贴到相册上。+ adv./prep.◆Her wet clothes were sticking to her body.湿衣服贴在她身上。◆The glue's useless—the pieces just won't stick.这种胶水不行,这几片东西根本粘不住。put 放置3★[transitive ]sticksth + adv./prep. ( informal) to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly (尤指迅速或随手)放置◆Stick your bags down there.把你们的包搁到那儿吧。◆He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off.他把两手揣在口袋里遛达着走了。◆Can you stick this on the noticeboard?你能不能把这个贴到布告牌上?◆Peter stuck his head around the door and said, ‘Coffee, anyone?’彼得从门后伸进头来问:“咖啡,哪位要?”◆( informal) Stick 'em up! (= put your hands above your head—I have a gun!)举起手来!4[transitive ]sb can stick sth( informal) used to say in a rude and angry way that you are not interested in what sb has, offers, does, etc. (无礼或生气地表示)对…不感兴趣◆I got sick of my boss's moaning and told him he could stick the job.我烦透了老板的牢骚,便跟他说那活儿他自己干吧,我才不稀罕。become fixed 卡住5★[intransitive ]stick(in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move (在某物中)卡住,陷住,动不了SYN
jam
◆The key has stuck in the lock.钥匙卡在锁里了。◆This drawer keeps sticking.这个抽屉老卡住。difficult situation 困境6[transitive ]BrEinformalusually used in negative sentences and questions 通常用于否定句和疑问句to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person 容忍;忍受SYN
stand
sticksth/sb ◆I don't know how you stick that job.我不知道那活儿你怎么受得了。◆The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend.问题是,我母亲不能接受我男朋友。stickdoing sth ◆John can't stick living with his parents.约翰受不了和父母住在一起。become accepted 被接受7[intransitive ]to become accepted 被接受;被证明成立◆The police couldn't make the charges stick(= show them to be true).警方无法证明那些指控成立。◆His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck(= has become the name that everyone calls him).朋友们称他巴特,这名字就叫开了。in card games 纸牌游戏8[intransitive ]to not take any more cards 不再要牌☞see also
stuck
adj.IDIOMSstick in your ˈmind(of a memory, an image, etc. 往事、形象等)to be remembered for a long time 经久不忘;铭记在心◆One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind.他有一幅画我记得特别清楚。stick in your ˈthroat/ˈcraw( informal) 1(of words 话语)to be difficult or impossible to say 难以启齿;说不出口2(of a situation 情况)to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry 难以接受;无法接受;令人气愤stick your ˈneck out( informal) to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong 做不保险的事;说不保险的话;冒险stick to your ˈguns( informal) to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong 不听别人劝告;坚持己见;一意孤行☞more at
boot
n.,
finger
n.,
knife
n.,
mile
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mud
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nose
n.,
oar
,
sore
adj.,
tell
PHRASAL VERBSˌstick aˈround( informal) to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive 不走开;待在原地◆Stick around; we'll need you to help us later.别走开,过一会儿我们还需要你帮忙呢。ˈstick at sthto continue to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth 坚持不懈地做(某事);持之以恒;锲而不舍◆If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it.要想练好一种乐器,你必须持之以恒。ˈstick by sb[no passive ]to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation 坚持忠于;不离弃(某人)ˈstick by sth[no passive ]to do what you promised or planned to do 信守,遵守,贯彻(承诺、计划等)◆They stuck by their decision.他们决心已下,矢志不渝。ˌstick sth↔ˈdown( informal) to write sth somewhere 写下;记下◆I think I'll stick my name down on the list.我想我还是把名字写到名单上吧。ˌstick ˈoutto be noticeable or easily seen 醒目;显眼;引人注目SYN
stand out
◆They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out.他们用红色大字写出通知,这样会显眼一些。★ˌstick ˈout (of sth) | ˌstick sth↔ˈout (of sth)to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole (使从某物中)伸出,探出,突出◆His ears stick out.他长着一对招风耳。◆She stuck her tongue out at me.她冲我吐了吐舌头。◆Don't stick your arm out of the car window.不要把胳膊伸出车窗。ˌstick it/sth ˈout( informal) to continue doing sth to the end, even when it is difficult or boring 坚持到底;忍受下去◆She didn't like the course but she stuck it outto get the certificate. 她并不喜欢这门课,但为了拿证书还是耐着性子学完了。ˌstick ˈout for sth( informal) to refuse to give up until you get what you need or want 坚持要求;不得到…不罢休◆They are sticking out for a higher pay rise.他们坚持要求更大幅度地提高工资。ˈstick to sth1★to continue doing sth despite difficulties 坚持(做某事,不怕困难)◆She finds it impossible to stick to a diet.饮食老受限制,她觉得受不了。2★to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it 坚持;维持;固守;坚持保留◆He promised to help us and he stuck to his word(= he did as he had promised).他答应过帮助我们,他没有失信。◆‘Shall we meet on Friday this week?’ ‘No, let's stick to Saturday.’“这个星期我们星期五见面怎么样?”“不,还是照旧在星期六吧。”◆She stuck to her story.她坚持自己所说的。ˌstick toˈgether( informal) (of people 人)to stay together and support each other 团结在一起★ˌstick ˈupto point upwards or be above a surface 竖立;向上突出◆The branch was sticking up out of the water.树枝从水下伸了出来。ˌstick ˈup for sb/yourself/sth[no passive ]( informal) to support or defend sb/yourself/sth 支持,捍卫(某人、自己、某事物)◆Stick up for what you believe.你相信什么,就要捍卫它。◆She taught her children to stick up for themselves at school.她教育子女在学校要勇于自卫。◆Don't worry—I'll stick up for you.别担心,有我呢。ˈstick with sb/sth[no passive ]( informal) 1to stay close to sb so that they can help you 紧跟,不离开(某人,以便得到帮助)2to continue with sth or continue doing sth 持续;坚持◆They decided to stick with their original plan.他们决定继续执行原来的计划。noun★ _stick_comp.jpg _stick.jpg from tree 树木1★[countable ]a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree 枝条;枯枝;柴火棍儿◆We collected dry sticks to start a fire.我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。◆The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog.男孩子们朝那条狗扔枝条扔石头。◆Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin).她胳膊和腿瘦得跟柴火棍儿似的。for walking 走路2★[countable ]( especially BrE) =
walking stick
◆The old lady leant on her stick as she talked.老太太说话时拄着拐棍。☞see also
shooting stick
,
white stick
in sport 体育运动3[countable ]a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball 球棍◆a hockey stick曲棍球球棍long thin piece 条状物4★[countable ]( often in compounds 常构成复合词) a long thin piece of sth 条状物;棍状物◆a stick of dynamite一根炸药棒◆carrot sticks胡萝卜条◆( NAmE) a stick of butter一条黄油☞see also
French stick
5[countable ]( often in compounds 常构成复合词) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose (木料或塑料制成的有特定用途的)棍,条,签◆pieces of pineapple on sticks一串串插在小棍上的菠萝块☞see also
chopstick
,
cocktail stick
,
drumstick
,
matchstick
,
yardstick
of glue, etc. 胶水等6[countable ]a quantity of a substance, such as solid glue, that is sold in a small container with round ends and straight sides, and can be pushed further out of the container as it is used 一管,一支(胶棒等)☞see also
lipstick
in plane/vehicle 飞机;车辆7[countable ]( informal) ( especially NAmE) the control stick of a plane (飞机的)操纵杆,驾驶杆☞see also
joystick
(2 )8[countable ]( informal) ( especially NAmE) a handle used to change the gears of a vehicle (车辆的)变速杆,换挡杆☞see also
gear lever
,
stick shift
for orchestra 管弦乐队9[countable ]a baton,used by the person who conductsan orchestra指挥棒criticism 批评10[uncountable ]( BrE) ( informal) criticism or severe words 批评;指责◆The referee got a lot of stickfrom the home fans. 裁判饱受主队球迷的指责。country areas 乡村地区11the sticks[plural ]( informal,usually disapproving) country areas, a long way from cities 边远乡村地区◆We live out in the sticks.我们住在偏远的乡村。person 人12[countable ]( old-fashioned) ( BrEinformal) a person 人;家伙◆He's not such a bad old stick.他老兄人不算坏。HELPThere are many other compounds ending in stick.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 stick 结尾的复合词还有很多,可在各字母中的适当位置查到。IDIOMsee
beat
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big
adj.,
carrot
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cleft
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short
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up
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wrong
adj.stick/stɪk; NAmEstɪk/stuck/stʌk; NAmEstʌk/
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stick1 verb
stick2 noun
stickstick1 /stɪk/ ●●●S1W3 verb (past tense and past participle stuck /stʌk/)
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1attach [intransitive, transitive] to attach something to something else using a substance, or to become attached to a surfacestick something on/to/in etc something Someone had stuck posters all over the walls.stick to/together I could feel my shirt sticking to my back. The oil keeps the pasta from sticking together. This stamp won’t stick properly.2push in [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a pointed object sticks into something, or if you stick it there, it is pushed into itstick (something) in/into/through something pins stuck in a notice board The boy stuck his finger up his nose.3put [transitive always + adverb/preposition] informal to put something somewhere quickly and without much careSYN bung: Just stick it in the microwave for a few minutes. The cards had been stuck through the letterbox.► see thesaurus at
put
4move part of body [transitive always + adverb/preposition] if you stick a part of your body somewhere, you put it in a position where other people can see itSYN put: Clara stuck her head around the door to see who was there. The baby stuck his legs in the air. Don’t stick your tongue out. It’s rude!5difficult to move [intransitive] if something sticks, it becomes fixed in one position and is difficult to move: This door keeps sticking. The wheels stuck fast (=stuck completely) in the mud.6stick in somebody’s mind if something sticks in your mind, you remember it well because it is unusual or interesting: It’s the kind of name that sticks in your mind.7make something stick informala)to prove that something is true: Is there enough evidence to make the charges stick?b)to make a change become permanent: The government has succeeded in making this policy stick.8name [intransitive] if a name that someone has invented sticks, people continue using it: One newspaper dubbed him ‘Eddie the Eagle’, and the name stuck.9somebody can stick something spoken used to say angrily that you do not want what someone is offering you: I told them they could stick their job.10stay in bad situation [transitive] British English spoken to continue to accept a situation or person, even though you do not like themSYN stand: I can’t stick mum’s new boyfriend.can’t stick doing something Gerry can’t stick working for Featherstone’s any longer. I don’t know how you stick it.11stick in somebody’s throat/gullet British English, stick in somebody’s craw American English if a situation or someone’s behaviour sticks in your throat, it is so annoying that you cannot accept it: Her criticism really stuck in my craw.12stick in somebody’s throat if words stick in your throat, you are unable to say them because you are afraid or upset13stick to somebody’s ribs informal food that sticks to your ribs is very satisfying, so you are not hungry after you have eaten →
stuck1
, → stick/poke your nose into something
at nose1(3)
stick around phrasal verb informalto stay in a place a little longer, waiting for something to happen: Perhaps you’d like to stick around and watch? Tom will be sticking around for a while.stick at phrasal verb British English1to continue doing something in a determined way in order to achieve something: Revising with your friends may help you stick at it.2stick at nothing informal to be willing to do anything, even if it is illegal, in order to achieve somethingstick at nothing to do something He will stick at nothing to make money.stick by phrasal verb1to remain loyal to a friend when they have done something wrong or have problems: I love him and, whatever happens, I’ll stick by him. Jean has stuck by her husband through thick and thin.2to do what you promised or decided to dostick by a decision/promise etc He has stuck by his radical plans for economic reform.stick out phrasal verb1if something sticks out, you notice it because part of it comes out further than the rest of a surface: The children were so thin their ribs stuck out.stick out of/from/through etc Paul’s legs were sticking out from under the car.2stick it out to continue doing something that is difficult, painful, or boring: It wasn’t a happy period of his life, but he stuck it out.3stick your neck out informal to risk giving your opinion about something, even though you may be wrong or other people may disagree with you: I’m going to stick my neck out with some predictions for the next two years.4stick out to somebody/stick out in somebody’s mind to seem more important to someone than other people or things: The thing that sticks out to me is that they need more help than they’re getting. → stick/stand out a mile
at mile(5)
, → stick out like a sore thumb
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stick out for phrasal verb British English informalto refuse to accept less than what you asked forSYN hold out for: They offered him £250 but Vic stuck out for £500.stick to phrasal verb1to do or keep doing what you said you would do or what you believe in, even when it is difficultSYN keep to: Have you been sticking to your diet?stick to your decision/principles etc Miguel was determined to stick to his decision. It looks as if Nick will stick to his word this time.2to keep using or doing one particular thing and not change to anything else: If you’re driving, stick to soft drinks.stick to doing something Reporters should stick to investigating the facts.3stick to your guns informal to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong: Having made up his mind, he stuck to his guns.4stick to the point/subject/facts to talk only about what you are supposed to be talking about or what is certain: Never mind whose fault it was. Just stick to the facts.5stick to the rules informal to do something exactly according to the rules6stick to the path/road etc to stay on a marked path or road so that you do not get lost7stick to the/your story spoken to continue to say that what you have told someone is true, even though they do not believe you: You intend to stick to this story that she knew nothing of your financial prospects?8stick to the/your knitting American English informal to continue paying attention to your own work and not to get involved with what other people are doing: I wish Mrs Reese would stick to her knitting.9stick it to somebody American English informal to make someone suffer, pay a high price etc: The politicians stick it to the tourists because the tourists don’t vote.stick together phrasal verb informalif people stick together, they continue to support each other when they have problems: We’re a family, and we stick together no matter what.stick up phrasal verb1if a part of something sticks up, it is raised up or points upwards above a surfacestick up from/out of/through etc Part of the boat was sticking up out of the water.2stick 'em up spoken informal used to tell someone to raise their hands when threatening them with a gun – used in films, stories etcstick up for phrasal verb informalto defend someone who is being criticized, especially when no one else will defend them: You’re supposed to be sticking up for me!stick up for yourself She’s always known how to stick up for herself.stick with phrasal verb informal1to continue doing something the way you did or planned to do before: Let’s stick with the original plans.2to stay close to someone: You just stick with me. I’ll explain everything as we go along.3to continue doing something, especially something difficult: If you stick with it, your playing will gradually get better.4be stuck with something/somebody to be made to accept something, do something, spend time with someone etc, when you do not want to: Bill left and I was stuck with the bill.5to remain in someone’s memory: Those words will stick with me for the rest of my life.
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stickstick2 ●●●S3 noun [countable]
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1part of tree a long thin piece of wood from a tree, which is no longer attached to the tree → branch, twig: They collected sticks to start the fire.2tool a long thin piece of wood, plastic etc that you use for a particular purpose: a pair of drum sticks a measuring stick Aunt Lou walks with a stick (=uses a stick to help her walk).3piece a long thin or round piece of something: carrot sticks with dip a glue stickstick of a stick of chewing gum4sports a long, specially shaped piece of wood, plastic etc that you use in some sports to hit a ball: a hockey stick5(out) in the sticks a long way from a town or city: They live out in the sticks.6get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick British English informal to understand a situation in completely the wrong way: People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick.7a stick to beat somebody with something that can be used as a reason for criticizing someone: These tests will just give politicians yet another stick to beat the teachers with.8plane the handle you use to control a plane →
joystick
9car American English informal a stick shift10get on the stick American English spoken to start doing something you should be doing11give somebody/get (some) stick British English spoken if you give someone stick, you criticize them for something they have done: He’s going to get some stick for this!12up sticks British English informal if you up sticks, you move to a different area → carrot and stick
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