sticky

• adj. 粘的；粘性的

stick,粘貼，粘住，-y,形容詞后綴。引申比喻義天氣悶熱的。

sticky (adj.)

1727, "adhesive, inclined to stick," from stick (v.) + -y (2). An Old English word for this was clibbor. First recorded 1864 in the sense of "sentimental;" of situations, 1915 with the meaning "difficult." Of weather, "hot and humid," from 1895. Sticky wicket is 1952, from British slang, in reference to cricket. Related: Stickily; stickiness.

1. They pried open a sticky can of blue paint.

他們撬開(kāi)了一個(gè)黏糊糊的藍(lán)色油漆桶。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Arminius also came to a sticky end, murdered by his own troops.

阿米尼烏斯也死得很慘，被自己的部下害死了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Sticky weather in May and June clobbered sales of Thorntons' chocolates.

五六月濕熱的天氣嚴(yán)重影響了桑頓巧克力的銷售。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Everywhere in the house was a sticky trail of orange juice.

家里到處是潑灑的橙汁留下的黏糊糊的痕跡.

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. This sticky compound adheres well on this surface.

這種黏性的化合物能牢牢地粘在這個(gè)表面上。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句