词汇 | stick out |
释义 | stick outstick out phrasal verbphr v a) STICK OUTif something sticks out, you notice it because part of it comes out further than the rest of a surface 突出 The children were so thin their ribs stuck out. 这些儿童瘦得肋骨都突出来了。 of/from/through etc Paul’s legs were sticking out from under the car. 保罗的腿从汽车底下伸出来。 b) stick it outFINISH DOING something to continue doing something that is difficult, painful, or boring 〔把困难、棘手或枯燥的事〕坚持到底,忍受下去 It wasn’t a happy period of his life, but he stuck it out. 那是他生命中一段不愉快的日子,但他撑了过来。 c) stick your neck out informalRISK to risk giving your opinion about something, even though you may be wrong or other people may disagree with you 说冒风险[惹祸]的话 I’m going to stick my neck out with some predictions for the next two years. 我冒昧来对今后两年作一个预测。 d) stick out to somebody/stick out in somebody’s mind to seem more important to someone than other people or things 在某人看来更重要 → stick/stand out a mile at mile(5), → stick out like a sore thumb at sore1(6) The thing that sticks out to me is that they need more help than they’re getting. 我觉得最主要的问题是他们需要更多的帮助。 Examples from the Corpus stick out• Dan made a face and stuck his tongue out.• The fridge door won't shut because there's something sticking out.• He stuck out a hand. 'Hi, I'm Melvyn.'• His large ears stuck out almost at right angles.• He stuck his lower lip out and frowned.• I stuck out my thumb and caught a ride to Tay Ninh.• A neatly folded handkerchief was sticking out of his jacket pocket.• A woman stuck her head out of the window and told us to come upstairs.• A pair of skis stuck out through the car window. stick of/from/through etc• It pulled a long curved stick out of a holster.• You are horrified to see a small foot sticking out from behind your rear tire.• Under his arm he carried a large portfolio of drawings and she saw that he had pencils sticking out from his pocket.• He looked down to see if his pajamas were sticking out of his trousers.• You can spot them easily: a metal handle sticking out of the duct.• Corbeling is where brick sticks out of the wall at the top of the building.• Then he saw a pink foot sticking out from under a parked car.• He grimaced and scratched his short, curly black hair where it stuck out from under his tartan cap. stick it out• But he does know something about sticking it out.• I knew she had to come to me each time, it was just a case of sticking it out.• She stuck it out for half an hour, feeling the thuds that Ben made vibrate through the car.• I'm going to stick it out just to prove to him that I can do it.• Oh well, I've stuck it out so far.• I stuck it out the window, pointed it at the garage, and clicked it.• I did not persuade or influence him; he intended all along to stick it out until the end.• A few have stuck it out when it might have been better for all concerned if they had resigned.• She said she'd stuck it out with my father all these years, just for my sake. stick your neck out• And many economists are reluctant to stick their necks out.• It was a place for people who wanted to stick their necks out.• He'd stuck his neck out all right, but not as much as he'd led Holman to believe.• I want to stick my neck out and help her.• Look, I'll stick my neck out and say it'll be finished by tomorrow evening.• So I have decided to stick my neck out and to make some predictions for the next 30 years.• Let Bixby stick his neck out for once, he thought as he stared wearily at his folded hands.• You don't have to stick your neck out in meetings.• She listened to his ideas, had even stuck her neck out to champion some of his more radical plans.• The evidence is good, but I won't stick my neck out until all the data is in. → stick out at stick1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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