his word (= he did as he had promised).
Cl, ftfe W A ft o <> ‘Shall we meet on Friday this week?’ ‘No,
let’s stick to Saturday.’ “Stll$!]Il3 “X, ” oshe
stuck to her story, itfeM W §
'up for sb/yourself/sth [no passive] to support or defend
sb/yourself/sth ftJ#, ( MX, SB, ) :
Stick up for what you believe. A> fclcj^Xfto
o She taught her children to stick up for themselves at
school. jffelfcWft M 7 Sic oDon’tworry—
I’ll stick up for you. £ij jg ft Ff ° 'stick with
sb/sth [no passive] (informal) 1 to stay close to sb so that
they can help you XiW ( *A, Mtiimm®) ) 2 to continue with sth or continue
doing sth M
I#: They decided to stick
with their original plan, ftkill
m noun
►
FROM TREE ft] A 1 [C] a thin piece
of wood that has
fallen or been broken
from a tree ; ^AFI
J L: We collected dry
sticks to start a fire, fled ^7
O The
boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. B®7dO Her arms and legs were
like sticks (= very thin). MS§lf
mxmmMo
►
FOR WALKING 7 jfi 2 [C] (especially BrE) = WALKING stick : The old lady leant on
her stick as she talked. & A A ift i?i ft- ft # $ til c — see
also shooting stick,
WHITE
STICK
►
IN SPORT A m 3 [C] a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control
the ball Ft: a hockey stick
►
LONG THIN PIECE A 4 [C] (often in compounds
a long thin piece
of sth a
stick of dynamite ■— FI {# 0 carrot sticks 1& h & o
(NAmE)
a
stick of butter —picture o pack
aging — see also French stick 5 [C] (often in compounds Jft % •# ja|) a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular
purpose (
pieces of pineapple on
sticks — — see also chopstick,
COCKTAIL
STICK, DRUMSTICK, MATCHSTICK, YARDSTICK
►
OF GLUE, ETC. tj$ A A 6 [C] 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 — If, —* ft
( ) — see also lipstick
►
IN PLANE/VEHICLE \Ml; ft 7 [C] (informal, especially NAmE) the control stick of a plane (
XFIW )
% ff — see also joystick 8 [C] (informal, especially NAmE) a handle used to change the gears of a vehicle (.7 67 ) $ j£ IT , ifc IF
— see also gear lever,
STICK
SHIFT
►
FOR ORCHESTRA 7 A A IA 9 [C] a
baton, used by the person who conducts an orchestra jfeWW
►
CRITICISM jit if 10 [U] (BrE,
informal) criticism or severe words Ft if; jf : The referee got a
lot of stick from the home fans.
►
COUNTRY AREAS # Af
ilk [X 11 the sticks [pi.] (informal)
country areas, a long way from cities i&izs# J&K : We live out in the
sticks. FHH ft ft flw izi) Eft ^ W °
►
PERSON A 12 [C] (old-fashioned,
BrE, informal) a person A; Mik : He’s not such a bad old
stick, fife
^ 52.
A
m0
lildllJ There are many other compounds ending in stick. You will find them
at their place in the alphabet.
m stick
ft
gift 8T5Tani see beat v., big adj., carrot,
cleft adj., short adj., up v., wrong adj. sticka-bil ity /.stika'bilati/ noun [u] (informal) 1 (NAmE also stick-to-itiveness) the ability to keep doing sth,
even if it is sometimes boring f# Z lit jfi, Eft tftft; U It fj: The long list of
jobs on her CV suggests a lack of stickability. M M ± M - $ X ft i^M & -fc
.
ET7TT persistence,
tenacity
2 (of a website M 3ft) the
| 1981 stickybeak
ability to keep visitors interested for more than a short time ( ) WS\A
stick-ball /'stikboil/ noun an informal game similar to baseball, played with a stick and a
rubber ball Ft if
stick-er /'stika(r)/ noun a sticky label with a picture
or message on it, that you stick onto sth flft£ft:
bumper stickers (= on cars) fCft # Fl $5 lift Ff o a sticker album (= to collect
stickers in) jftSftFi^iBcllf]- o note at label
sticker price noun (NAmE) the price that is marked on
sth, especially a car ( ) fcjfr
‘sticker shock noun [U] (NAmE) the unpleasant feeling that
people experience when they find that sth is much more expensive than they
expected ( MSlift
‘stick figure noun (NAmE) =
matchstick figure ‘sticking plaster noun (BrE) =
plaster n.(3)
‘sticking point noun something
that people do not agree on and that prevents progress in a discussion ft jftif; Se£h ; This was one of the
major sticking points in the negotiations. „
‘stick insect noun a large
insect with a long thin body that looks like a stick
‘stick-in-the-mud noun (informal,
disapproving) a person who refuses to try anything new
or exciting ft (0
A;
IftMWA
stickle back /‘stiklbaek/ noun a small freshwater fish with sharp points on its back Mfh. stick-ler /'stikla(r)/ noun ~ (for sth) a person who thinks that a
particular quality or type of behaviour is very important and expects other
people to think and behave in the same way SA
)
A: a
stickler for punctuality ft #ftSftft‘6<J A 'stick-on adj. [only before noun] (of an object 1&) with glue on one side so that
it sticks to sth :
stick-on labels
stick-pin /'stikpin/ noun (NAmE) a decorative pin that is worn
on a tie to keep it in place, or as a piece of jewellery (®%r&)) mm#
'stick shift noun (NAmE) 1 =
gear lever 2 a
vehicle that has a stick shift lift — compare automatic
m2)
stick-to-itiveness /.stik 'tu: itavnas/ noun [U] (NAmE, informal) =
stickability
'stick-up noun (informal, especially NAmE) =
hold-up (2): This is a stick-up! !
Sticky
Oft
/-stria/ adj., noun
uadj. (stick ier, sticki-est) 1 made of or covered in a
substance that sticks to things that touch it )
if): sticky fingers
covered in jam ft
ft- (tfJ ft
0 Stir
in the milk to make a soft but not sticky dough. fE2 (of paper, labels, etc. ^^)
with glue on one side so that you can stick it to a surface ^ ffi If# (K) 3 (informal) (of the weather Aft) hot and damp ft;4 (informal) (of a person A) feeling hot and
uncomfortable 51] ^ % jli ^ Pnm sweaty
5 (informal) difficult or unpleasant ihAA^Iftl: a sticky situ
ation ifWII 6 (computing if) (of a website |w]^) so
interesting and well organized that the people who visit it stay there for a
long time 31A ft ftTR] ft ft ;
A
W ► stick-ily /-ili/ adv. sticki-ness noun [U] fim have sticky ‘fingers (informal) to be likely to steal sth a .sticky ‘wicket (BrE,
informal) a difficult situation IB
j® ft. ft — more
at end n.
• noun (pi. -ies) (also sticky note) a small piece of sticky paper
that you use for writing a note on, and that can be easily removed — compare Post-it
sticky-beak /‘stikibirk/ noun (AustralE, NZE, informal) a person who tries to find out
information about other people’s private lives in a way that is annoying or
rude gfTiftftjA; IftUVr HftftjA; ft Wt ► sticky-beak