stick

A stick is a thin branch which has fallen off a tree. ^枝条

verb [vt. 及物动词]粘，贴；刺，戳，插；（随便）摆放，放置；伸出，突出；卡住，钉住；<英，非正式>容忍，忍受；被接受，被众人采用；（牌戏中）不再要牌；停顿下来，没有进展；<非正式>（生气地）放弃（和打发）；<非正式>使支付，导致损失

If you stick something somewhere, you put it there in a rather casual way. ^随意放置

noun [具体名词]枯枝，枝条；条状物，棍状物；（用于某特定用途的）棍，条，签；球棍，球棒；变速杆，操纵杆；批评，惩罚；<非正式>边远地区（the sticks）；<非正式>（家具的）件；非常瘦的人（或四肢）；画着短细直线的；<非正式>球门柱（the sticks）；（股票）大宗死股

A stick is a long thin piece of wood which is used for a particular purpose. ^棍

过去式	过去分词	现在分词
stuck	stuck	sticking

stick 出现在下面的课文中: Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble stick 动词: 卡住，夹住，不能再动; Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison

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stick to ...	粘住 → 坚持、不放弃	I'll stick to my job until I find a better one.
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