stuck
verb
uk/stʌk/us/stʌk/past simple and past participle ofstick
(stick的过去式及过去分词)Glues, gluing & stickiness
- adhere
- adhesion
- adhesive
- binder
- Blu-Tack
- gloop
- gloopy
- glue
- glue gun
- glue stick
- gum
- gummy
- plaster
- propanone
- putty
- Scotch tape
- sliminess
- slimy
- sticky
- tacky
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Continue & last
Placing and positioning an object
Inserting and forcing things into other things
stuck
adjective
uk/stʌk/us/stʌk/B2
unabletomove, or set in aparticularposition,place, or way ofthinking:
动不了的;固定的;卡住的;(想法)摆脱不了的Thisdoorseemsto be stuck - can youhelpmepushitopen?这扇门似乎卡住了——你能帮我把它推开吗?
Seven of us were stuckintheliftfor over anhour.我们7个人被困在电梯里1个多小时。
Ihatebeing stuck(= having to be)behind adesk- I'dratherworkoutside.我讨厌伏案工作——我宁愿在户外工作。
Synonyms
blocked
gridlocked
jammed(STUCK)
in adifficultsituation, orunabletochangeor get away from asituation:
陷入困境的;难以改变的;难以摆脱的We'd be stuck ifyoursisterhadn'tofferedto come over andlookafter thechildrentonight.要不是你姐姐主动提出今晚过来照看孩子,我们真不知道该怎么办了。
C1
notabletocontinuereading,answeringquestions, etc. because something is toodifficult:
(读书或回答问题等)卡壳的,难住的,答不上来的I'm really stuck - do you have anyideahow toanswerthesequestions?我确实给难住了——你知道该怎么回答这些问题吗?
be stuck withsomeone/something
C2
to have todealwith someone or somethingunpleasantbecause you have nochoiceor because no oneelsewantsto:
只得应付;摆脱不了,甩不掉We were stuck with him for theentirejourney!整个旅程中我们一直都无法甩掉他!
- I got stuck in atrafficjamforhalfanhour.
- When you're stuck intraffic, amobilephone's anabsolutelife-saver.
- Itriedtopushthedooropenbut it was stuck.
- She told me ahilariousstoryabout thetimeshe got stuck in anelevator.
- Afishbonegot stuck in mythroat.
Not able to be changed
- be no hard and fast rulesidiom
- burnyourboats/bridgesidiom
- congenital
- continuity
- deep-seated
- incorrigible
- incurably
- inelastic
- inelasticity
- inflexible
- irreversible
- irreversibly
- irrevocable
- irrevocably
- leopard
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- uncompromisingly
- unredeemable
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Experiencing difficulties
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
Duty, obligation and responsibility
Idioms
be stuck onsomeone/something
get stuck in