stick-up
['stik,?p]
- n. 持槍搶劫
中文詞源
stick-up 持槍搶劫
來自俚語 stick-up,舉起手來。持槍搶劫時的命令語。
英文詞源
- stick-up (n.)
- 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東西。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops.
- 內陸地區有一些很有意思的徒步遠足路線，但多數徒步者都去爬懸崖陡壁。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.
- 我一直堅持用新鮮水果做甜點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick.
- 他拿棍子朝驢背上狠狠打了一下。
來自柯林斯例句