79 STICK: 刺，戳；插入；粘；放置；堅持；忍耐；固守；伸出

79 STICK: 刺，戳；插入；粘；放置；堅持；忍耐；固守；伸出

詞組講解

1. stick around *** 停留；待在附近

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：固守在［周圍（around）］

例 If you can, could you stick around afterwards? I want to talk with you.

2. stick by 〔with〕 sb. or sth. *** 忠于；堅持

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：粘在某人或某物的［旁邊（by）］或者和某人或某物粘在［一起（with）］

例 Both men stuck by their story that they were at home that night.

3. stick one's neck out ** 冒風(fēng)險；自找麻煩

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將自己的脖子放在［外面（out）］

例 I'll do it, but I hope you know I'm sticking my neck out. I could get fired for this.

4. stick one's nose into 〔in〕 ** 干涉（與自己無關(guān)的事情）

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：將自己的鼻子插入某物

例 Would you please not stick your nose in my personal affairs, Paul?

5. stick out like a sore thumb ** 顯得十分不自然；惹人注目

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：像［腫痛的（sore）］［拇指（thumb）］一樣伸出來

例 We want our advertisements to stick out like a sore thumb. They'll get more attention that way.

6. stick sb. or sth. up *** 張貼；（持槍）搶劫

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物貼在［上面（up）］或者［向上（up）］刺

例 Some students asked if they could stick a poster for their drama up here.

This is the fourth time in two years robbers have stuck this store up.

7. stick sb. with sb. or sth. *** 向某人兜售（次品或假貨）

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：［用（with）］某人或某物黏著某人

例 The man in the store is trying to stick me with a bad TV set.

8. stick sth. out *** 把某事堅持到最后

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：一直堅持到［最后（out）］

例 After sticking out a twenty-hour train ride, I looked forward to a hot bath.

9. stick to one's guns ** 堅持自己的立場；固執(zhí)己見

解 〈口〉習(xí)語；詞義溯源：固守自己的［槍（guns）］

例 The President is sticking to his guns and will veto the legislation if it is not changed.

10. stick together *** 團(tuán)結(jié)一致，互相支持

解 〈口〉短語動詞；詞義溯源：貼在［一起（together）］

例 It's human nature for people to stick together with those they know when encountering a new situation with a group of strangers.

11. stick up for sb. or sth. *** 支持；為某人或某事辯護(hù)

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［為（for）］某人或某事堅持

例 Why didn't you stick up for your brother? Brothers defend each other.

參考譯文

1. 如果可以的話，等會兒你能留一下嗎？我想跟你談?wù)劇?

2. 兩個人都堅持說他們那晚在家。

3. 我會那么做，但是我希望你知道，我在冒險。我可能因此而被辭退。

4. 你能不干涉我的私事嗎，保羅？

5. 希望我們的廣告能引人注目。這樣可以獲得更多的關(guān)注。

6. 一些學(xué)生問，他們能否在這里張貼一張宣傳他們戲劇的海報。

這是這家店兩年內(nèi)第四次遭搶劫了。

7. 商店里的那個人試圖向我兜售一臺壞的電視機。

8. 堅持坐了20個小時的火車，我盼著能洗個熱水澡。

9. 總統(tǒng)固執(zhí)己見，稱如果法律不修改就要行使否決權(quán)。

10. 當(dāng)人們與一群陌生人一起遇到新的狀況時，他們就會團(tuán)結(jié)起來，這是人類的天性。

11. 你為什么不為你哥哥辯護(hù)呢？兄弟就要彼此保護(hù)。