| 单词 | to stick to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stick to —— to stick to —— 1. intransitive. To abide by or keep to (a decision, opinion, commitment, ruling, etc.); to refuse to renounce or abandon. ΘΚΠ 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 1525 C. Tunstall & R. Sampson Let. 28 July in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. II. 26 Th' Emperor havyng his enemy in his hande made the best argument that could be, and to suche argument must he styk if he entende to get any thing. 1540 L. Ridley Comm. vpon Sayncte Paules Epyst. to Ephesyans iii. sig. B.6 Affliccion or persecution prouyth whether men trust surely in god & stycke to his word or no. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion iii. 67 Being a man that stuck to his resolves. a1688 J. Bunyan Israel's Hope Encouraged in Wks. (1692) 220/2 The Word Redemption, therefore must be well understood, and close stuck to. 1776 H. Cowley Runaway iv. 52 Faith, if so, I may lose more than I get by the bargain—he'll stick to his word. 1785 Polit. Mag. Aug. 100/1 If the Right Hon. Gentleman had stuck to his promise made in the opening of his speech, and had not deviated from the question in the manner that he had done. 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. ix. 212 I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it. 1887 A. Lang Myth, Ritual & Relig. I. vi. 179 The old men do not know... But they stick to it that ‘that bed of reeds still exists’. 1887 E. A. Freeman in Life & Lett. (1895) II. 368 I stick tight to Gladstone's best proposal, to clear the Irishry out of Westminster. 1962 M. Trevor Newman 441 He stuck to his opinion that Bayswater was not the place for them. 1967 S. Marshall Fenland Chron. i. v. 49 We made this bargain and we stuck to it. 1991 Here's Health Jan. 42/4 He proposes to create an independent watchdog organisation..to ensure that both the Government and food industry stick to the law. 2. intransitive. To keep at or attend to (a task, occupation, or activity); to persevere with. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)] intend1429 to run upon ——c1443 to run on ——?1499 to run of ——?1504 to stick to ——?1530 affix1553 medite1606 fix1664 meditate1700 linger1835 ?1530 St. German's Dyaloge Doctoure & Student xxxii. sig. s.ivv To do no more to brynge theym out of it, then they haue done, for if it be trewe as they saye, they ought to stycke to it with effecte in all charytie tyll it were reformyd. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. x The Iryshemen, although they foughte hardely and stucke to yt valyauntly, yet..they were stryken downe and slayne. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. ii. 11 They being nuzled vp in play abroad, are very hardly reclaimed and weaned from it, to sticke to their bookes indeede. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 10 Sticke to your Iournall course: the breach of Custome, Is breach of all. View more context for this quotation 1662 H. Newcome Diary (1849) 112 Fell to my studdy on Ecles. xii. 1, and stucke to it allmost all day. 1720 D. Manley Power of Love iv. 279 She was obliged to stick close to her Needle, and not stir out of her Chamber. 1821 J. W. Croker in L. J. Jennings Croker Papers (1884) I. vii. 189 He..would advise him to stick to his law. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 76 I never knew a man good for anything in the world, who, when he got a piece of work to do, did not know how to stick to it. 1877 ‘H. A. Page’ T. De Quincey: Life & Writings II. xvi. 7 His incapacity to stick to work was increased by his nervous dread of putting others to inconvenience. 1902 Onward 1 Feb. 37/3 Mr. Atherton spoke..of the serenity of sticking to our task, despite discouragements. 1922 Everygirl's Mag. Oct. 47/1 She struck out to cross the gully from where she was. It would be rough climbing, but she stuck to it. 2012 Silver State Post (Deer Lodge, Montana) (Nexis) 6 June I have been confirmed into the Honors College and am sure it will be tough at first to stick to the studying. 3. intransitive. a. To be faithful or loyal to (a person or group); to stay with; to refuse to abandon. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > be faithful or loyal to [verb (transitive)] teemc1275 to bear faithc1300 to hold firm (to)a1340 to stick to ——1531 to stick unto ——1531 to stick by ——1533 rely1582 to summer and winter1602 1531 tr. E. Fox et al. Determinations Moste Famous Vniuersities vi. f. 119 The housbande shuld euermore with out any departynge, sticke to his wyfe [L. coniugi..adhaereat]. 1536 Act 28 Henry VIII c. 7 §9 in Statutes of Realm III. (1963) 660 And holly to styck to them, as true and faithfull subjectes ought to doo to their regall rulers. 1670 J. Wilson Summe of Treat. 11 in Treat. Relig. & Governm. A man is more engaged to stick to the King by a red scarf, or a garniture of ribands of the Kings colours, then by an oath of so incredible a thing as the Supremacy. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 680 When the Kings Cause declined he stuck close to the said family. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 200 He promised to all the Earl of Midletoun's friends, that he would stick firm to him. 1785 M. Lonsdale Spanish Rivals (new ed.) 7 I have stuck to my master like a Scotch plaid, in all weathers. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 235 Under Rolf, Normandy had stuck faithfully to the King. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ Valerie's Fate vi But I should have stuck to him through thick and thin. 1908 Canad. Mag. Apr. 524/1 I'll make you some good money, Lane; you stick to me, an' you don't have to train for nobody by an' by; you'll have your own stable. 1971 E. Spencer in New Yorker 23 Jan. 31/1 One of the girls married a pharmacist who turned to dope and lost his license, but she stuck to him and he finally got over it. 1994 A. M. Scott Divisions & Solidarities 119 Many of them were reliant on custom markets—networks of regular clients who stuck faithfully to them despite competition. b. To stay physically close to (a person), esp. in a demanding or oppressive manner; to follow closely or doggedly.Often in similative phrases and constructions.In quot. 1685 punning on sense 13b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > pursue > pursue closely suea1350 dog1519 to follow up1598 to stick to ——1685 1685 N. Tate Cuckolds-Haven ii. iii. 28 Wax... Oh, Sir, your Wife!.. She's gone Eastward by Boat... Bramb... Thy Name is Wax, Thou should'st have stuck to her. 1705 J. Browne Secret Hist. Queen Zarah 15 Albania was never free from her Influence, no more than she was from her Person, for she stuck to her like a Bur to a Garment. 1797 T. B. Pettyfogger Dramatized i. iii. 29 Damn the fellow, he sticks to one as fast as old mortar! 1891 National Rev. 17 365 I..waylaid him, stuck to him, following him into public-houses, haranguing him. 1939 D. Whipple Priory xxix. 342 Why did she make such a nuisance of herself?.. She..stuck to him at every turn. 2003 C. Berlinski Loose Lips v. 94 The man's a puppy dog... He's stuck to you like white on rice these days. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > adhere constantly or steadfastly to [verb (transitive)] to stand in ——a1382 abidea1393 saddena1500 to bide bya1513 to stick to ——?1531 to stout out1568 to make good1606 winter1608 buckle1793 maintain1819 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > support or encourage [verb (transitive)] > a cause, principle, etc. > give support to a cause or principle beclipc1380 to take up1502 to stick to ——?1531 espouse1595 spouse1603 wed1626 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye ii. sig. g3v A nother sayed that he was Peters man. The thirde did sticke to Apollo and so forth. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 4 Many points..likely to remain intricate and hopelesse upon the suppositions commonly stuck to. 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing Ep. Ded. sig. A3 The way to bring men to stick to nothing, is confidently to perswade them to swallow all things. 1706 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Dupin New Eccl. Hist. 16th Cent. II. v. 139 Those who had taught Scotus had maintained Propositions which were not approved by those who stuck to the Doctrine of S. Thomas or S. Bonaventure. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > specifically a person: keep from falling > cling to for support to stick to ——1534 1534 Psalm cxxv in Prymer in Eng. sig. Nvv They that stycke to the lord [L. qui confidunt in Domino] shal neuer stacker. 1586–7 Queen Elizabeth I in W. B. Scoones Four Cent. Eng. Lett. (1880) 31 My stable amitie; from wiche, my deare brother, let no sinistar whisperars..persuade to leave your surest, and stike to unstable staies. 6. intransitive. To follow (a particular source or model) closely when providing one's own version or interpretation of something; not to deviate from (a particular source or model). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > imitate [verb (transitive)] > repeat in a copy > word for word verbate1512 to stick to ——1539 to stick unto ——1568 1539 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes sig. D.iijv Whan they most supersticiously stycke to the letters of lawes not regardyng thintent of the makers. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Æsop Pref. For I confess in the Translation, I have not at all stuck to the Original. 1782 D. E. Baker Biogr. Dramatica I. 217/2 He has been very correct in the meaning of his author, where he has stuck to the original. 1819 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 40 985 If ministers had been so anxious to stick to the letter of the treaty with Spain, why had they not stuck to the letter of the treaty regarding the Ionian islands. 1862 Notes & Queries 11 Oct. 321/2 When Knight comes to ‘struck the deep sorrows of his lyre’, he shows his power of sticking to his original by giving as the translation [etc.]. 1920 E. S. Sampson Miss Minerva's Baby ix. 145 He was determined to stick to the letter of Judge Turpin's ruling. 1980 Church Times 3 Apr. 6/3 The story of his verses is part fairy-tale (with a moral), part themes from the Bible..though neither sticks to the original story. 2005 Maximum PC Dec. 95/1 Acolytes of the Marvel universe..will be enamored with how faithfully this action RPG sticks to the source material. 7. intransitive. To remain by or in (a place, etc.); to refuse to desert or leave (a position, post, etc.).See also to stick to one's colours at colour n.1 Phrases 7b, to stick to one's guns at gun n. 6c, to stick to one's tackle at tackle n. 4b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > remain in (a place) holda1387 keep1413 to stick to ——1539 1539 R. Morison Exhort. to styrre All Eng. Men (new ed.) sig. D If he a traytour, forsaketh his countreye, changeth Englande for Rome, fyghting for them, ayenste vs, shall we not stycke to our countrey, not fight ayenst al men, in defence of Englande? 1597 E. Hoby tr. B. de Mendoza Theorique & Practise Warre 22 There is no other helpe lefte then to sticke close to some Towne or stronge place. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxiv. vii. 249 The Persians sticking close to their walls,..assayed to checke..our deadly violence. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 119 The Rains came on, and made me stick close to my first Habitation. 1780 tr. A. Berquin Sel. Stories 110 Bring up our children carefully; make them stick to home and be fond of work. 1859 C. Reade Love me Little I. viii. 231 While she [sc. a boat] floats they stick to her. 1898 F. D. How Life Bp. W. How xxii. 313 He felt that this was an additional reason for sticking to his post. 1937 Life 16 Aug. 66/2 (caption) No one was drowned, crews wisely sticking to capsized hulls until motorboats rescued them. 1942 ‘E. Queen’ Calamity Town xviii. 125 Pat was sticking close to Nora's bedside. 2006 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 19 Jan. a3/4 Some of the residents..tend to stick to their rooms in the afternoon. 8. intransitive. To keep possession of; to refuse to part with. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > retain or keep [verb (transitive)] holda855 haveeOE witec1000 at-holdc1175 withholdc1200 keepc1400 reserve?a1439 retain1449 detain1541 to stick to ——1560 contain1600 to make good1606 preserve1617 inhold1726 to hang on to1873 1560 Bible (Geneva) Num. xxxvi. 9 Nether shal the inheritance go about from tribe to tribe: but euerie one of the tribes of the children of Israel shal sticke to his owne inheritance. a1660 in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1880) II. 162 Major Charles..did call for Colonell Moore, bidinge him to leade that horse as proper colonell, which he did and left, Dungan stikinge onely to one or two troupes. 1705 C. Cibber Careless Husband iii. i. 22 Sir Cha. If you keep your Temper she's Undone. L. Mo. Provided she sticks to her Pride, I believe I may. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. xxxvii. 323 She'll stick to every shilling of it till she dies. 1884 Christian World 12 June 442/5 A bishop of Antioch, deposed and excommunicated, chose to stick to the church-buildings. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. xx. 283 Congress..may request the President to dismiss him, but if his master stands by him and he sticks to his place, nothing more can be done. 1978 T. Murphy Crucial Week in Life of Grocer's Assistant iii. 29 Fine new spade I lent him too, the bastard, and he stuck to it. 9. intransitive. a. To keep to (a particular topic or subject) when writing or speaking; not to digress from (a particular topic or subject). to stick to one's text: to refuse to deviate from a particular course of action. See also to stick to one's muttons at mutton n. Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > be occupied with a topic [verb (intransitive)] > stick to the point to stick to one's text1795 revenons à nos moutons1816 1565 A. Nowell Reproufe f. 81v You, like a good Logician stickyng to the matter, dooe prooue that there bee diuers seuerall heades in the Churche vnder Christe. 1566 J. Rastell Treat.: Beware of M. Iewel ii. f. 123 Here loe, he refuseth to haue the sense discussed, but sticketh to the bare text. 1698 J. Gailhard Epist. to Bk. against Socinian Heresie Vindicated 81 When I am engaged in any Controversie I stick to the Point, beg for no Foreign help, and Answer not with Injuries but with good Arguments. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 66. ¶5 The Boy I shall consider upon some other Occasion, and at present stick to the Girl. 1785 M. Holford Fanny III. 256 I am not such a pigeon as he takes me for! I told him I had made a vow not to marry till I was twenty-one, and I'll stick to my text. 1795 E. Burke Let. 18 May in Corr. (1969) VIII. 249 Lord Fitzwilliam sticks nobly to his Text and neither abandons his Cause or his friends. 1870 Boston Daily Advertiser 29 Nov. Although it has been supposed that Mr. Gough cannot stick to his subject.., he sub-headed his lecture..like an essayist. 1880 G. A. Sala in Illustr. London News 4 Dec. 539 Still I stick to my text as regards champagne and raki imbibing among the upper classes in Turkey. 1915 Motor World 3 Feb. 21/3 Facts are incontrovertible, and if you stick to the facts about your own goods you will never have to worry about the other fellow. 1993 Camcorder User Mar. 38/1 Good screen dialogue is not a faithful reproduction of real life talk where people waffle..and..rarely stick to the point. 2005 Independent 23 Feb. 30/4 If there is one person who can be relied on not to stick to the script, it is Ken Livingstone. b. To confine oneself to (doing or using a particular thing); to keep exclusively to.See also to stick to the shop at shop n., adj., and int. Phrases 11. ΚΠ 1606 R. West Newes from Bartholmew Fayre sig. B2v That it might be inacted there, That all noses wan or pale, That loued wine, beere, and ale. With a constant mind; and a merry heart, They should stick to the pot, and neuer part. a1627 T. Middleton Witch (1945) i. i. 53 He..sticks to small drinck like a Water-Rat. 1702 Compar. between Two Stages v. 182 The repeated Disappointments, I hope, have cur'd him of the itch of Play making: Let him stick to his Criticisms. 1789 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 984/2 Of the..British poets, who mostly stuck to their own language, there was not one of them..that ever heard of the name of Geoffry the translator. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. xxi. 337 Some drawings I have attempted, but I succeed vilely... I must stick to the flageolet, for music is the only one of the fine arts which deigns to acknowledge me. 1879 F. W. Robinson Coward Conscience I. i. viii. 104 Thank you, I'll stick to the claret. 1907 J. A. Hodges Elem. Photogr. (ed. 6) 125 The beginner should select one particular make, and stick to it. 1971 D. Bagley Freedom Trap iii. 20 I said there was to be no lally-gagging around with the staff, Rearden; you just stick to doing your job. 1991 Western Living June 70/3 Prices are good:..dinner for $25 a person, easily, if you stick to a glass of the house. 1995 Pop. Sci. July 81/1 We were ‘treading lightly’, which means respecting the fragile environment by sticking to established trails. 2004 New Statesman 6 Sept. 31/1 The Beeb should stick to making great programmes and leave the geek stuff to others. 10. intransitive. To keep close to in a pursuit or race; to follow closely. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > follow closely to foot and handc1300 to follow foot-hot1513 shadow1602 tantony1675 to stick to ——1801 to tread or follow on the kibes of1820 bedog1858 tag1884 hotfoot1902 1801 Sporting Mag. Oct. 34/2 They were the only sportsmen who stuck to Reynard when he first broke cover. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xviii. v. 133 Our hussars stuck to him, chasing him into Ostritz. 1879 H. C. Powell Amateur Athletic Ann. 19 Crossley had all his work cut out to win, as A. S. Smith..stuck closely to him all the way. 1903 Michigan Alumnus June 439/2 The race was between Hall, Kellogg and McEachron, with Stone of Michigan, a dark horse, sticking to Kellogg. 1925 Times 7 Jan. 5/6 Sticking to their fox, the pace continued good to Chesterton, where he was marked to ground. 1980 Daily Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 26 May b2/1 Parsons stuck to Waltrip's bumper to gain a draft and on the 370th lap of a 400-lap race, he passed the Franklin, Tenn. youngster. 2007 Bedfordshire on Sunday (Nexis) 5 Nov. But with Wami sticking to her, Radcliffe..found an extra reserve of energy in the final mile to power to the tape in 2hrs 23 mins and 9 secs. < as lemmas |
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