英语词汇“to stick at”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive.

a. To hesitate or scruple at; to be deterred by; to object to. Chiefly in negative constructions, esp. in to stick at nothing: to allow nothing to deter one from achieving one’s aim, however wrong or dishonest. Cf. sense 19a.

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the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > hesitate or scruple at [verb (transitive)]

to make bones of1520

to stick at ——1525

scotch1601

fear1603

to strain at1609

to stand at ——1632

the mind > language > statement > objection > object [verb (intransitive)]

opposec1380

repugna1382

object?a1425

to stick at ——1525

quarrel1570

except1597

formalize1597

demur1639

society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > be unprincipled [verb (intransitive)] > be unscrupulous

to stick at nothing1525

to think it no conscience1578

to stand at nothing1632

1525 W. Warham Let. 5 Apr. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 361 If they loved their Prince, they wold not sticke at this demaund.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxxiiij Whiche thynge when he sawe me somewhat stycke at..he then brought in instrumentes, autentike doctours, proctoures, and notaries of the lawe.

1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection iv. 649 O mouthes prepared to sticke at nothing that may any way serue to hoodwinke your hearers!

a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) Ep. Ded. sig. A4 It is loue which obeyes,..which giues, which stickes at nothing.

1685 H. Consett Pract. Spiritual Courts Ep. to Rdr. sig. A3^v Such time serving Wretches, as stick at no Extortion or Oppression.

1737 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 486 I shall Never Stick at any expence tho' it puts me into a thousand difficulties.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxiii. 328 Who, she had too much Reason to think, would stick at nothing to gain his Ends.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. viii. 172 He stuck at no injustice which was needed to carry out his purpose.

1884 F. Marryat Under Lilies & Roses xxvii Such women..who do not stick at telling a falsehood, will not hesitate to listen at a door.

1901 Times 9 Nov. 12/6 The machinations of an enterprising spinster..who stuck at nothing to oust the child-sweetheart.

1928 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 17 Feb. 6/3 I told you in the beginning that I stuck at murder, and I still do. D—d if I'll kill them unless I have to.

2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Sept. 23 What the carnage shows is quite how mad and malevolent are the enemies of America, and that they will stick at nothing.

b. To stop on encountering (an obstacle to progress); to be brought to a standstill by (a difficulty). Cf. sense 24. Now rare.

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > bring to an impasse > be brought to a stand by

to stick at ——1560

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cclxxvij^v The matter stickyng at this harde poynte, the Duke of Cleaue his next neighbour, for the auoyding of further trouble, sendeth his Counsellours thither to make intreatie.

a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) iv. 46 He was eight yeeres in his Grammer, and stucke horribly at a foolish place there call'd Asse in presenti.

1688 J. Bunyan Heavenly Foot-man (1811) 6 They who will have heaven must not stick at any difficulties they meet with, but press, crowd, and thrust through all that may stand between heaven and their souls.

a1704 J. Locke Conduct of Understanding §6 in Posthumous Wks. (1706) 30 Sometimes they [sc. young scholars] will stick a long time at a part of a Demonstration..for want of perceiving the Connection of two Ideas.

1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Orig. & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. Pref. p. ix This ingenious author..had not prosecuted it far, having stuck at this difficulty.

1835 New Monthly Mag. Oct. 174 Never stops for you when she finds you sticking at a difficult passage, but rattles on, and finishes five minutes before you.

1995 W. M. Spellman in C. Levin & P. A. Sullivan Polit. Rhetoric, Power, & Renaissance Women 243 Winning the support of Tory politicians who stuck at the question of legitimacy and hereditary principle in the removal of James II.

2. intransitive. To keep at (a task or endeavour); to persevere with.

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the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)] > with persistence

to stick unto ——a1555

to stick at ——1845

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist in [verb (transitive)]

to stand in ——a1382

maintainc1385

willc1400

to stand fortha1425

to stick to ——1525

to tug out1631

worry1727

to stick out1833

to stick at ——1845

slog1846

stay1956

to chase up1958

1845 H. Cockton Love Match xiv. 145 She's bin at a milliner's over two year, but they makes her stick at it sich a hawful lot of hours, that now she thinks she'd rayther have a tidy sittiwation.

1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake xxii. 147 We've stuck awfully close at this thing while we've been working at it.

1902 Secret Service 25 Apr. 19/2 He made up his mind to stick at it if it took all night.

1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running iv. 49 One must stick at one's sport if it is to continue doing any good.

2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 133 I read a handwritten poem called This Night. It was pretty good, she should have stuck at it.

单词	to stick at
释义	> as lemmas to stick at —— to stick at —— 1. intransitive. a. To hesitate or scruple at; to be deterred by; to object to. Chiefly in negative constructions, esp. in to stick at nothing: to allow nothing to deter one from achieving one’s aim, however wrong or dishonest. Cf. sense 19a. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > hesitate or scruple at [verb (transitive)] to make bones of1520 to stick at ——1525 scotch1601 fear1603 to strain at1609 to stand at ——1632 the mind > language > statement > objection > object [verb (intransitive)] opposec1380 repugna1382 object?a1425 to stick at ——1525 quarrel1570 except1597 formalize1597 demur1639 society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > be unprincipled [verb (intransitive)] > be unscrupulous to stick at nothing1525 to think it no conscience1578 to stand at nothing1632 1525 W. Warham Let. 5 Apr. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 361 If they loved their Prince, they wold not sticke at this demaund. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxxiiij Whiche thynge when he sawe me somewhat stycke at..he then brought in instrumentes, autentike doctours, proctoures, and notaries of the lawe. 1585 T. Bilson True Difference Christian Subiection iv. 649 O mouthes prepared to sticke at nothing that may any way serue to hoodwinke your hearers! a1618 W. Raleigh Prerogatiue Parl. (1628) Ep. Ded. sig. A4 It is loue which obeyes,..which giues, which stickes at nothing. 1685 H. Consett Pract. Spiritual Courts Ep. to Rdr. sig. A3^v Such time serving Wretches, as stick at no Extortion or Oppression. 1737 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. i. 486 I shall Never Stick at any expence tho' it puts me into a thousand difficulties. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxiii. 328 Who, she had too much Reason to think, would stick at nothing to gain his Ends. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. viii. 172 He stuck at no injustice which was needed to carry out his purpose. 1884 F. Marryat Under Lilies & Roses xxvii Such women..who do not stick at telling a falsehood, will not hesitate to listen at a door. 1901 Times 9 Nov. 12/6 The machinations of an enterprising spinster..who stuck at nothing to oust the child-sweetheart. 1928 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 17 Feb. 6/3 I told you in the beginning that I stuck at murder, and I still do. D—d if I'll kill them unless I have to. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Sept. 23 What the carnage shows is quite how mad and malevolent are the enemies of America, and that they will stick at nothing. b. To stop on encountering (an obstacle to progress); to be brought to a standstill by (a difficulty). Cf. sense 24. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > hinder completely or prevent [verb (transitive)] > bring to an impasse > be brought to a stand by to stick at ——1560 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cclxxvij^v The matter stickyng at this harde poynte, the Duke of Cleaue his next neighbour, for the auoyding of further trouble, sendeth his Counsellours thither to make intreatie. a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) iv. 46 He was eight yeeres in his Grammer, and stucke horribly at a foolish place there call'd Asse in presenti. 1688 J. Bunyan Heavenly Foot-man (1811) 6 They who will have heaven must not stick at any difficulties they meet with, but press, crowd, and thrust through all that may stand between heaven and their souls. a1704 J. Locke Conduct of Understanding §6 in Posthumous Wks. (1706) 30 Sometimes they [sc. young scholars] will stick a long time at a part of a Demonstration..for want of perceiving the Connection of two Ideas. 1774 Ld. Monboddo Of Orig. & Progress of Lang. (ed. 2) I. Pref. p. ix This ingenious author..had not prosecuted it far, having stuck at this difficulty. 1835 New Monthly Mag. Oct. 174 Never stops for you when she finds you sticking at a difficult passage, but rattles on, and finishes five minutes before you. 1995 W. M. Spellman in C. Levin & P. A. Sullivan Polit. Rhetoric, Power, & Renaissance Women 243 Winning the support of Tory politicians who stuck at the question of legitimacy and hereditary principle in the removal of James II. 2. intransitive. To keep at (a task or endeavour); to persevere with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)] > with persistence to stick unto ——a1555 to stick at ——1845 the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist in [verb (transitive)] to stand in ——a1382 maintainc1385 willc1400 to stand fortha1425 to stick to ——1525 to tug out1631 worry1727 to stick out1833 to stick at ——1845 slog1846 stay1956 to chase up1958 1845 H. Cockton Love Match xiv. 145 She's bin at a milliner's over two year, but they makes her stick at it sich a hawful lot of hours, that now she thinks she'd rayther have a tidy sittiwation. 1886 G. Allen For Maimie's Sake xxii. 147 We've stuck awfully close at this thing while we've been working at it. 1902 Secret Service 25 Apr. 19/2 He made up his mind to stick at it if it took all night. 1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running iv. 49 One must stick at one's sport if it is to continue doing any good. 2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 133 I read a handwritten poem called This Night. It was pretty good, she should have stuck at it. extracted from stickv.¹ < as lemmas
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