stick up forsth/sb
—phrasal verbwithstickverbuk/stɪk/us/stɪk/stuck|stuck
informalC1
tosupportordefendsomeone or something,especiallywhen thatpersonor thing is beingcriticized
支持，捍卫，维护（尤指受到批评的人或物）
I canstickup for myself.我能维护我自己。
It'ssweetthe way hesticksup for his littlebrother.他维护他小弟弟的样子真讨人喜欢。