stick /stik/ I. vt.& vi. (stuck) 1. 伸，伸出：Stick out your tongue.伸出舌头来。2. 粘贴，粘住： He forgot to stick a stamp on the letter. 他忘记了在信上贴邮票。The gum stuck to my fingers. 口香糖粘住我的手指。3.卡住，陷入: The truck (was) stuck in the mud. 车陷在泥泞中。The key stuck in the lock. 钥匙塞在锁里了。 4. 刺，戮：stick a fork into a potato 把叉插在马铃薯里 5.用于短语动词 stick around 在某处呆一段时间：I’ll stick around here a bit longer and see if Simon turns up.我要在这里呆长一点时间，看看能不能见到西蒙。stick at 坚持从事或做某事：If you’re going to learn to play a musical instrument you really have to stick at it.如果你要学一种乐器，你真的必须坚持下去。stick by 继续支持某人，继续坚持（观点、计划等）：I’ll stick by you whatever happens.不管发生什么，我会始终支持你。I’ll stick by what I said.我会坚持我所说的。stick out for 坚持索取：The unions have said that they are going to stick out for a 10% pay rise.工会说他们坚持要求增加10%的工资。stick to 紧跟，紧随；坚持，固守：stick to the rules 按规定办；stick to sb. 忠于某人，贴近某人［考句］ Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he stuck to his opinion.因为埃德加深信这一事实正确，他坚持他的意见。 stick together 团结一致：No family can stick together under the strain of so many pressures.在这么大的压力下没有一个家庭不被分裂的。stick up for 保护，捍卫：She certainly knows how to stick up for herself.她当然知道怎样保护自己。You’ve got to stick up for your rights.你必须捍卫自己的权利。stick with 坚持：I think we’d better stick with our original plan.我觉得我们必须坚持我们原来的计划。Stick with me and you won’t get lost.跟着我，你就不会迷路。‖II. n. ［c］1.棍棒，小枝：gather/pick up sticks to make a fire 拾柴生火 2.拐杖，手杖： He is blind, but he can walk without a stick. 他虽然瞎了，但没有手杖仍然能走路。
sticky /ˈstiki/ adj. 粘的，粘性的fall in the sticky mud陷进很粘的烂泥里；sticky tape 胶带；a sticky substance一种粘性物质
