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Sticky Informal ˈstɪki Covered Situation Hot ˈstɪkɪli ˈstɪkinəs

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sticky

[ˈstɪki]
级别:stickier, stickiest
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粘的(59%),闷热的(20%),困难的(18%),令人不满意的(3%)
adj.粘的;粘性的
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sticky ★★☆☆☆
/stɪ̱ki/
1
[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 ; NAmE ˈstɪki /
adjective
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noun
sticky stickier stickiest
adjective ( 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 ) 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 ) (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 ; NAmE ˈstɪkɪli / adverb sticki·ness / ˈstɪkinəs ; NAmE ˈstɪkinəs / noun [uncountable ] IDIOMS have 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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noun ( plural stickies ) ( also ˈsticky 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
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sticky / ˈstɪki ; NAmE ˈstɪki / stick·ily / ˈstɪkɪli ; NAmE ˈstɪkɪli / sticki·ness / ˈstɪkinəs ; NAmE ˈstɪkinəs /
LDC
stickystick‧y /ˈstɪki/ ●●○ adjective (comparative stickier, superlative stickiest)
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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 dirty SYN  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 youstickiness noun [uncountable]

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