stick-up
['stik,ʌp]
- n. 持枪抢劫
中文词源
stick-up 持枪抢劫
来自俚语 stick-up,举起手来。持枪抢劫时的命令语。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
- 但法律专家们不能肯定这一指控是否成立。
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- 2. She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick.
- 她用手杖尖翻拨挪动东西。
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- 3. There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops.
- 内陆地区有一些很有意思的徒步远足路线，但多数徒步者都去爬悬崖陡壁。
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- 4. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.
- 我一直坚持用新鲜水果做甜点。
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- 5. He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick.
- 他拿棍子朝驴背上狠狠打了一下。
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