[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]黏性的;涂有黏性物质的 A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things are covered with a sticky substance.
...sticky toffee...
黏牙的太妃糖
If the dough is sticky, add more flour...
如果面团太黏,就再加点面粉。
Peel away the sticky paper.
将贴纸撕掉。
stickiness
...the stickiness of her hands.
她黏糊糊的双手
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](情况)棘手的,令人为难的 A sticky situation involves problems or is embarrassing.
[usu ADJ n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Inevitably the transition will yield some sticky moments...
过渡时期难免会出现一些困难的时候。
Her research was going through a sticky patch.
她的研究工作正处于一个艰难的阶段。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](天气)湿热的,闷热的Sticky weather is unpleasantly hot and damp.
...four desperately hot, sticky days in the middle of August.
8 月中旬极其闷热的 4 天
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[PHRASE 短语]下场很悲惨;死得很惨 If someone comes to a sticky end or meets a sticky end, they suffer very badly or die in an unpleasant way.
[V inflects]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Arminius also came to a sticky end, murdered by his own troops.
阿米尼乌斯也死得很惨,被自己的部下害死了。
Oxford
sticky★/ˈstɪki; NAmEˈstɪki/
adjective
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noun
stickystickierstickiestadjective★(stick·ier,sticki·est)1★made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it 黏(性)的◆sticky fingers covered in jam粘满果酱的黏乎乎的手指◆Stir in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough.把牛奶搅进去,和成软而不黏的面团。2★(of paper, labels, etc. 纸、标签等)with glue on one side so that you can stick it to a surface 一面带黏胶的3( informal) (of the weather 天气)hot and damp 闷热的4( informal) (of a person 人)feeling hot and uncomfortable 感到热得难受的SYN
sweaty
5( informal) difficult or unpleasant 难办的;棘手的;让人为难的◆a sticky situation棘手的局面6( computing 计) (of a website 网站)so interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a long time 吸引人长时间访问的;富有吸引力的▶stick·ily/ˈstɪkɪli; NAmEˈstɪkɪli/adverbsticki·ness/ˈstɪkinəs; NAmEˈstɪkinəs/noun[uncountable ]IDIOMShave sticky ˈfingers( informal) to be likely to steal sth 好偷东西的;有顺手牵羊的毛病a ˌsticky ˈwicket( BrE) ( informal) a difficult situation 困难的处境☞more at
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n.noun(pluralstickies)(alsoˈsticky note)a small piece of sticky paper that you use for writing a note on, and that can be easily removed 告事贴☞compare
1made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces: There’s some sticky stuff in your hair. a sticky floorsticky tape/label etc British English (=tape etc that is made so it will stick to surfaces)2weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirtySYN humid: It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.3a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous: a sticky political issuesticky patch British English The business hit a sticky patch and lost £4.8 million.4a website that is sticky is interesting to the people looking at it and makes them want to look at it for a long period of time5have sticky fingers informal to be likely to steal something6come to/meet a sticky end British English informal to die in a violent way7be on a sticky wicket British English informal to be in a situation that will cause problems for you—stickiness noun [uncountable]
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