sticky
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 that sticks or tends to stick to anything which touches it 黏的; 黏性的
sticky fingers covered in jam 沾滿果醬的黏糊糊的手指
The floor's very sticky near the cooker. 爐具旁邊地面上黏黏糊糊的.
2 (infml 口) (of weather) unpleasantly hot and damp, causing one to sweat (指天氣)濕熱得難受的
a sticky August afternoon 八月里一個濕熱得令人難受的下午.
3 (infml 口) unpleasant; difficult 不愉快的; 困難的
His dismissal was rather a sticky business for all concerned. 他遭解雇一事, 有關(guān)的人都很為難.
Their marriage is going through a sticky patch, ie an unpleasant period of time. 他們的婚姻關(guān)系如臨深淵.
4 [usu pred 通常作表語]
(infml 口) making or likely to make objections, be unhelpful, etc 持異議、 不肯幫忙...
The bank manager was a bit sticky about letting me have an overdraft. 銀行經(jīng)理不太同意讓我透支.
5 (idm 習(xí)語) come to a bad/sticky end => end1. sticky `fingers (euph 婉) tendency to steal 手黏(好偷竊). a sticky `wicket (Brit)
(a) (in cricket) a wet wicket (playing-surface) which dries quickly in the sun and is difficult to bat on (板球)濕軟的三柱門(場地)(濕後迅即曬乾因而難以擊球的).
(b) (fig 比喻) situation that is hard to deal with 難以應(yīng)付的情況
We're on a sticky wicket with these negotiations they could very well fail. 我們在談判中已陷入泥淖--很可能失敗.
?? 擴展釋義
*['stiki]a. 粘的, 有粘性的, 頑固的相關(guān)詞組: be sticky about doing sth come to a sticky end
?? 同詞根單詞
punchvt. 用拳猛擊;打孔;(用壓穿器)穿孔,沖孔;用肘推;
n. 沖壓機,沖床;打洞器;鉆孔機;剪票鋏;
vi. 用拳猛擊;