sticks /stɪks/► SEE ALL(out) in the sticksup sticks (and go, etc.)mud sticks ●(out) in the ˈsticks (informal) in the country, far from towns and cities在乡村；远离城市◆I like living out in the sticks, but it can be a bit boring. 我喜欢住在远离城市的乡村，不过会有点单调。●ˌup ˈsticks (and go, etc.) (BrE, informal) leave your home in order to move to another one搬家；迁居◆Things weren’t working out for them here, so they upped sticks and went to Chicago. 这边没有什么发展，所以他们迁居到了芝加哥。●ˌmud ˈsticks ( if you ˌthrow enough ˈmud, ˌsome of it will ˈstick) (saying) people remember and believe the bad things they hear about other people, even if they are shown to be false污泥粘身洗不掉；背上罪名难洗脱◆Although he was proved innocent, mud sticks, and he found it very difficult to get a job afterwards.虽然他被证明无罪，但污名难除掉，他后来仍然很难找到工作。