n.

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

   爷爷走路仍不拄拐杖。

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

   我给孩子买了几根棒棒糖。

4. 【英】【口】惩罚；棒打；有敌意的言行[U]
5. 【口】家伙；呆头呆脑的人[C]
6. 【口】（简单的）家具[C]
7. 【口】小镇；乡间[the P]
   They are moving out into the sticks.

   他们将从市区搬到乡间去。

vt.

1. 刺；戮；刺死
2. 钉住；插牢
3. 粘贴；张贴
   They stuck the notice on the wall.

   他们把通知贴在墙上。

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

   她妹妹帮她把一朵花插在头发上。

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

   不要把头伸出火车窗外面。

6. 【口】（通常用于疑问句和否定句）容忍，忍受[W][+v-ing]
   I can't stick such people.

   我无法容忍那种人。

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

   你的代数题做不下去了吧？

9. 【俚】（把不称心的事物）强加于

vi.

1. 粘住；钉住
   This stamp won't stick.

   这张邮票贴不上。

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

   他喉咙里卡了一根鱼刺。

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

   你口袋里伸出来的是什么东西？

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.