| 释义 |
sticky /ˈstɪki/► SEE ALLhave sticky fingers(be on) a sticky wicketcome to a bad/sticky endgo through, hit, etc. a bad/sticky patch
●have sticky ˈfingers (informal) be likely to steal sth 手脚不干净；好偷东西；有小偷小摸毛病◆Be careful about leaving your things lying around. Some people here have got very sticky fingers!
当心，别把你的东西四处乱放。这儿有些人手脚不干净！●(be on) a ˌsticky ˈwicket (BrE, informal) a situation in which it is difficult to defend yourself against criticism or attack 处境困难◆Don’t be too confident about getting the contract. After our problems with the last one we’re on a sticky wicket there.
不要太自信会得到那份合同。自从我们的上一份合同出了问题之后，我们的处境就不利了。 NOTE In the game of cricket, a sticky wicket is a playing area that is drying out after rain and so is more difficult for the person hitting the ball to play on. 在板球比赛中，sticky wicket 指雨后正在变干的场地，这增加了球员击球的困难。 ●come to a bad/sticky ˈend (informal) finish in an unpleasant way; finish by having sth unpleasant happen to you, usually because of your own actions （通常因自己行为不当而）落个不好的下场，结局很糟糕；自作自受◆The neighbours used to shake their heads at his behaviour and say that he’d come to a bad end.邻居们过去常常对他的行为表达不满，说他肯定没有好下场。●go through, hit, etc. a ˈbad/ˈsticky patchcome to a difficult time in your business, marriage, etc. （事业、婚姻等）处于困难时期，遇到难关◆We’ve struck a bad patch in our marriage.我们的婚姻遇到了难题。◆High inflation meant that her business went through a sticky patch.通货膨胀率很高，这也就意味着她的公司遇到了难关。 |