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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops.