sticky
adj. 粘性的; 熱溼的,悶熱的; 極不愉快的; 不動的
n. 告事貼
A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things are covered with a sticky substance.
...sticky toffee...
黏牙的太妃糖
If the dough is sticky, add more flour...
如果麵糰太黏,就再加點麵粉。
A sticky situation involves problems or is embarrassing.
Inevitably the transition will yield some sticky moments...
過渡時期難免會出現一些困難的時候。
Her research was going through a sticky patch.
她的研究工作正處於一個艱難的階段。
Sticky weather is unpleasantly hot and damp.
...four desperately hot, sticky days in the middle of August.
8 月中旬極其悶熱的 4 天
If someone comes to a sticky end or meets a sticky end, they suffer very badly or die in an unpleasant way.
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。
1. having the properties of glue
2. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body;
3. hot or warm and humid;
4. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment;
come to a sticky end
見 end
sticky fingers
(非正式)偷竊的習性,慣偷
I bound the base of the tree with a sticky tape.
我把一條黏性在的膠帶纏在樹的根部.
This old stamp isn't sticky any more; I shall have to gum it down onto the envelope.
這張舊郵票的背面沒黏性了, 我得用膠把它粘在信封上.
The iron ore pricing round is an especially sticky subject.
鐵礦石定價談判是一個特別棘手的問題.
Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing.
元宵這種食物實際上是甜餡“餃子”的一種, 用粘糯米和甜的餡料製成.
This paste is not sticky enough.
這糨糊不黏.