n.

1. 枝條；柴枝[C]
2. 棍，棒，杖；手杖[C]
   Grandpa still walks without a stick.

   爺爺走路仍不拄柺杖。

3. 棒狀物[C][（+of）]
   I bought the child some sticks of candy.

   我給孩子買了幾根棒棒糖。

4. 【英】【口】懲罰；棒打；有敵意的言行[U]
5. 【口】傢伙；呆頭呆腦的人[C]
6. 【口】（簡單的）傢俱[C]
7. 【口】小鎮；鄉間[the P]
   They are moving out into the sticks.

   他們將從市區搬到鄉間去。

vt.

1. 刺；戮；刺死
2. 釘住；插牢
3. 黏貼；張貼
   They stuck the notice on the wall.

   他們把通知貼在牆上。

4. 【口】放置[O]
   Her younger sister helped her stick a flower in her hair.

   她妹妹幫她把一朵花插在頭髮上。

5. 伸，伸出[O]
   Don't stick your head out of the train window.

   不要把頭伸出火車窗外面。

6. 【口】（通常用於疑問句和否定句）容忍，忍受[W][+v-ing]
   I can't stick such people.

   我無法容忍那種人。

7. 使停止；阻塞
8. 【口】被……難住；以……困住[H]
   Are you stuck over your algebra?

   你的代數題做不下去了吧？

9. 【俚】（把不稱心的事物）強加於

vi.

1. 黏住；釘住
   This stamp won't stick.

   這張郵票貼不上。

2. 陷住；哽塞；被困住
   A fish-bone stuck in his throat.

   他喉嚨裡卡了一根魚刺。

3. 停留；堅持；固守
4. 伸出；突出[（+from）]
   What's that sticking out of your pocket?

   你口袋裡伸出來的是什麼東西？

n.

1. a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.
   ▸a stick used for support in walking or as a weapon.
   ▸ (the sticks) informal goalposts or cricket stumps.
   ▸Nautical,  archaic a mast or spar.
2. (in hockey, polo, etc.) a long, thin implement with a curved head or angled blade, used to hit or direct the ball or puck.
   ▸ (sticks) (in field hockey) the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder.
3. a long, thin object or piece of something:
   a stick of dynamite.
   ▸a conductor's baton.
   ▸a gear or control lever.
4. the threat of punishment as a means of persuasion (as contrasted with the ‘carrot’ or enticement).
   ▸Brit. informal severe criticism or treatment.
5. (the sticks) informal, derogatory rural areas.
6. informal, dated a person of a specified kind:
   Janet's not a bad old stick.
7. a small group of soldiers assigned to a particular duty.
8. a group of bombs or paratroopers dropped from an aircraft.
9. Stock Exchange  a large quantity of unsold stock, especially the proportion of shares which must be taken up by underwriters after an unsuccessful issue.

v.

1. insert, thrust, or push (an object or its point) into or through something.
   ▸ (stick in/into/through) be or remain fixed with its point embedded in.
   ▸stab or pierce with a sharp object.
2. put somewhere in a quick or careless way.
   ▸informal used to express angry dismissal of a particular thing:

   they can stick the job.
3. protrude or extend in a certain direction.
4. adhere or cause to adhere.
5. (be stuck) be fixed in a particular position or unable to move or be moved.
   ▸be unable to progress with a task or find the answer or solution.
   ▸ (be stuck for) be at a loss for or in need of.
   ▸ (be stuck with) informal be unable to get rid of or escape from.
   ▸ (be stuck on) informal be infatuated with.
6. Brit. informal accept; tolerate; endure:
   I can't stick Geoffrey.
   ▸ (stick at) informal persevere with (a task or endeavour).
   ▸ (stick it out) informal put up with or persevere with something difficult or disagreeable.

[名]

1. 拐杖；手杖。