stick-up

• n. 持槍搶劫

來自俚語 stick-up,舉起手來。持槍搶劫時(shí)的命令語。

stick-up (n.)

also stickup, 1857, "a stand-up collar," from verbal phrase (attested from early 15c.), from stick (v.) + up (adv.). The verbal phrase in the sense of "rob someone at gunpoint" is from 1846, hence the noun in this sense (1887). Stick up for "defend" is attested from 1823.

1. But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.

但法律專家們不能肯定這一指控是否成立。

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2. She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick.

她用手杖尖翻撥挪動(dòng)?xùn)|西。

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3. There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops.

內(nèi)陸地區(qū)有一些很有意思的徒步遠(yuǎn)足路線，但多數(shù)徒步者都去爬懸崖陡壁。

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4. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.

我一直堅(jiān)持用新鮮水果做甜點(diǎn)。

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5. He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick.

他拿棍子朝驢背上狠狠打了一下。

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