stewardess
1980
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stewardess /.stjuia'des; 'stjuia-; NAmE ‘stuiardas/ noun 1 (old-fashioned) a female flight attendant ( ~Ts#l± (ft ) M
; $ ft A#R 2 a
woman whose job is to
take care of the passengers on a ship or train (
A3Atlft
steward ship /'stjuiadjip; A/Am£ 'sturardjip/ noun [u]
(formal) the act of taking care of or
managing sth, for example property, an organization, money or valuable objects
If M ; # If ; fi I # : The organization certainly
prospered under his stewardship. ft nj ^ ft, ft
stewed /stju:d; /Mm£ stu:d/ odj. (of tea tasting too strong and bitter because it has been
left in the pot too long ( teETW
ftTfrB )
Stick CHw /stik/ verb, noun
• verb (stuck, stuck /stAk/)
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PUSH STH IN t#‘ A 1
[+adv./prep.] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be
pushed into sth # • • • $ij A
( l&SjA ) ; $J; Sft
ft A: [VN] The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. 14 ± JE ft fLft (ft S& If „ 0 Don’t
stick your fingers through
the bars of the cage. Alf fEjf ft#ft;8rf
Mo o [V] I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
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ATTACH M l1! 2 [+adv./prep.] to fix sth to sth else, usually
with a sticky substance;
to become fixed to sth in this way ft 5$; ftfi: [VN] He stuck a stamp on the
envelope. ftfe Jfi ^ fiP M ft f!l fa it ± o
0 We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. % Cl &
JE W 4 ft f!] — ® 0
O
I stuck the photos into an album. flcjE^ftfti!]#!
$i±o 0 [V] Her wet clothes were sticking to her body. MAMft
tk # ± o 0 The glue’s
useless—the pieces just won’t stick. ft#)&A*T
— ft/lft£MftftAft0
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PUT ii'i j|; 3 [VN -i-adv./prep.]
{informal) to put sth in a place, especially quickly
or carelessly ( jt la ft 3t l$fi ft- ) MtS:
Stick your bags down there.
2$
JLnE0 0 He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled
off. Hkmm&M&n&mm&XMTo oCanyoustick this on
the noticeboard? jfttlsAtisjEftftftliJft o Peter
stuck his head around the door and said, ‘Coffee, anyone?’^#ftn©#ft^|«ft ” 0
{informal) Stick ’em up! (= put your hands
above your head—I have
a gun) ^ M ft
! 4 sb can stick sth
{informal) [VN] used to say in a
rude and angry way that you are not interested in what sb has, offers, does,
etc.
( ) 2ft--AliAH: I got sick of my
boss’s moaning and told him
he could stick the job.
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BECOME FIXED I 5 [V] ~ (in sth) to become fixed in one position and impossible to move ( f£ ^ ft ) ft 4, PS ft, 3b A 7 HT1 jam :
The key has stuck in the lock. 4$ ft ft 7E1$ M 7 <> 0 This drawer keeps sticking.
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AM£ftft0
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DIFFICULT SITUATION 6 (BrE,
informal) (usually used in negative sentences and questions
U |n] ft)) to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person Qist 033 stand: [VN] I don’t know how you stick that
job. A illP tS J Lft IB A 1# 7» 0
The problem is, my mother can’t stick my boyfriend. ft
living with his parents. ^H3£7Tfn5£#ftft—Sift
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BECOME ACCEPTED 7 [V] to become accepted
^;
MiSE^ J®ft: The police couldn’t make the charges
stick {= show them to be true). llftAiftTEHEIPSta J^fto 0 His
friends called him Bart and the name has stuck
{= has become the name that everyone calls him).
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IN CARD GAMES m ft A 8 [V] to not take any more cards A#
—
see also stuck
FT»m stick in your mind (of a memory, an image, etc. ftlpp to
be remembered for a long time IgA A
ft;; iflft: One of his paintings in
particular sticks in my mind. stick in your
throat/craw (informal) 1 (of words t$ifij to be difficult or impossible to say $= A ft H 2 (of a situ
ation [# #£) to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry &mg^AVAA^' stick your 'neck out (informal) to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong lift 7 U. 1$ ^
; H [^ stick to your ‘guns {informal) to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are
trying to persuade you that you are wrong 7 o/r S'] A$jHr; ItSi; — itU'u — more at boot n.,
FINGER
n., KNIFE n., MILE, MUD, NOSE /?.,
OAR, SORE adj., tell .stick a'round {informal) to stay in a place,
waiting for sth to happen
or for sb to arrive Aft ft; 1# ftjfiftfe: Stick around; we’ll
need you to help us later. #i] ftft, 'stick at sth to
continue to work in a
serious and determined way to achieve sth®#(
«¥ ) ; tl;
If you want to play an instrument well, you’ve got to stick at it. ft-—-'stick
by sb [no passive] to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult
situation ft
( ^ A ) 'stick by sth [no passive] to do what you promised or planned to do ftft, 3!ft, rfA'Jft ) : They
stuck by their decision.
^cifeAMuo .stick sth^'down {informal) to write sth somewhere ^ A; id A: I think I’ll stick my
name down on the list. .stick 'out
to be noticeable or
easily seen ®! @ ; JSJ!; Aft @ : They wrote the notice
in big red letters so that it would stick out.
PS771 stand out .stick out (of sth) | .stick sth<-'out
(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 ( ft ft )
ft ft, U Hj, ^ ft: His ears stick out. ftftlf—-)4l0Mfto
O She stuck her tongue out at me. 0
Don’t stick your arm out of
the car window. .stick it/sth 'out
{informal) to continue doing sth to the end, even
when it is difficult or boring ; S-^Ai: She didn’t
like the course but she stuck it out to get the certificate.
.stick 'out for sth (informal) to refuse to give up until you get what you need or want M # ic A; A % 3\ • ■ • A lift: They are
sticking out for a higher pay rise. ftjH 'Stick to Sth 1 to
continue doing sth despite
difficulties IB j# ( ill, Aft ) : She finds it impossible to
stick to a diet. tA ifif A7o 2 to
continue doing or using sth and not want to change it Mj#; '; Hi ft; : He promised to help us and he stuck to