| 词组 | stick out |
| 释义 | stick out 1. stick out if something sticks out, it points outwards or upwards, beyond the end of something: ▪ He'd be quite good-looking if his ears didn't stick out so much. + of ▪ I realized that the boat had hit a log that was sticking out of the water. + from ▪ The man had flashing black eyes and black hair sticking out from under his cap. ■ SIMILAR TO: protrude formal, ↑jut out 2. stick your tongue out/stick out your tongue to push your tongue out of your mouth, especially as a rude sign to someone: ▪ When she asked him to help her, he just stuck out his tongue and laughed. ■ SIMILAR TO: put your tongue out BrE 3. stick sth out • stick out sth to push part of your body away from the rest of your body: ▪ If you stand up straight and don't stick your stomach out, you look quite slim. 4. stick out if a quality or fact sticks out, it is very clear and obvious: ▪ The thing that sticks out is that there are no women involved in the project. stick out a mile BrE spoken (=used to emphasize that something stands out) ▪ Look, Terry, it sticks out a mile that something's worrying you - what is it? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stand out 5. stick out like a sore thumb if something sticks out like a sore thumb, it is very noticeable because it looks so different to other people or things that are around: ▪ The new building stuck out like a sore thumb. ▪ There aren't many foreigners in this part of the country - any stranger sticks out like a sore thumb. ■ SIMILAR TO: stand out like a sore thumb 6. stick sth out to continue doing something that you find difficult or unpleasant for as long as possible or until it is finished stick it out ▪ I hated law school, but Dad said that I had to stick it out for at least a year. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑see out, ↑see through 7. stick your neck out informal to take a risk by giving your opinions about something when you know you may be wrong or people may disagree.: ▪ I quickly realized that it would be better not to stick my neck out in meetings. 8. stick out in your mind if something or someone sticks out in your mind, you remember them more clearly than any others: ▪ Of all the storms I've seen, that one sticks out in my mind as being the worst. |
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