| 释义 |
stickum N. Amer. colloq.|ˈstɪkəm|
[f. stick v.1 + um, 'um.]
A sticky or adhesive substance; gum, paste; pomade. Also transf. and fig.
1909Dialect Notes III. 376 Stickum,..mucilage, paste. 1936Christian Sci. Monitor 14 Aug. 1/3 See that he is keeping the quality of his postage stamp stickum up to standard. 1963C. D. Simak They walked like Men ix. 48 We used to shave them and give them facials and all of them wanted stickum on their hair. 1969R. Williams in D. Knight 100 Yrs. Sci. Fiction 303 The fact still remains, this machine makes every man self-sufficient, it takes the stickum right out of society. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp viii. 157 Wet with sweat and sweet with the lush stickum of sex. 1980Globe & Mail (Toronto) 23 Aug. 1/1 (heading) Gaudaur strikes at stickum. Football commissioner Jake Gaudaur has instructed referees to rule ineligible players who use excessive amounts of adhesive on their hands. |