英语词汇“stick out”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

词汇

stick out

释义

Idiom

stick out

to be very easily noticed because of being different.

Dye your hair orange and you'll really stick out in a small town like this.

Related vocabulary: stand out

Phr V

stick out

sticks, sticking, stuck

stick out

if part of something sticks out, it comes out beyond the edge or surface of something

She'd be so pretty if her teeth didn't stick out.

often + of

A bright, spotted handkerchief was sticking out of his jacket pocket

often + from

I could see Bill's legs sticking out from underneath the car.

if a quality or characteristic of someone or something sticks out, it is very easy to notice

She's new to the job and it really sticks out.She really hates Will and it sticks out a mile. (= it is very obvious)Andy and I dressed up for the party but we stuck out like a sore thumb. (= we looked very different to everyone else)

stick out sth or stick sth out

to push part of your body forward or out from the rest of your body

She sticks her bottom out when she walks.This little kid stuck his tongue out at me. (= he showed me his tongue in order to be rude)

to continue doing something until you have completed it, even though it is unpleasant

I'm not sure if I can stick this job out for much longer.It's a tough course but if you can stick it out, the qualification is well worth having

stick out

verb to be conspicuous or obvious. From 'stick out a mile'. Originally in conventional use, colloquial or slang since mid-C19 UK, 1638.► stick out like dog's ballsto be obvious; to stand out prominently AUSTRALIA, 1971

phrasestick out1. 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 out2. 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 BrE3. 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 out5. 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 thumb6. stick sth out to continue doing something that you find difficult or unpleasant for as long as possible or until it is finishedstick 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 through7. 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.

stick out

1. To protrude or project outward from something. Excuse me, is this your suitcase? I'm afraid it was sticking out into the aisle. I don't know why they included a balcony that sticks out so far from the actual building.

2. To endure, tolerate, or last through to the end of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stick" and "out." I know you're not content here, but just stick out to the end of this project before you start looking for new work. We've had problems in our marriage for years, but we've been sticking it out for the kids' sake.

stick something out

to endure something; to stay with something. (The something can be vaguely expressed using it.) I will stick it out as long as I can. she stuck out the abuse as long as she could; then she started looking for another job.

stick out (of someone or something)

to protrude from someone or something. The arrow stuck out of him, wobbling as he staggered. A dollar bill stuck out of the book. What a strange bookmark.

stick out

(from someone or something) to project outward from someone or something. His right arm, which was in a cast, stuck out from him like a crane. His arm stuck out.

stick out

to project outward. You can't lock your suitcase because there is a bit of cloth sticking out. some cloth stuck out of the top of the drawer.

stick out

1. Also, stick out a mile or like a sore thumb. Be very prominent or conspicuous, as in Dad's funny hat made him stick out in the crowd, or That purple house sticks out a mile, or John's lie sticks out like a sore thumb. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variants from the first half of the 1900s. The variant using thumb alludes to the propensity for holding an injured thumb stiffly, making it stand out (and thereby risking further injury).

2. Continue doing something, endure something, as in I know you don't like it but you have to stick out the job for another month. [Late 1600s] A variant is stick it out, as in His new play's boring, but since he's my cousin we'd better stick it out. [Late 1800s] Also see stick it, def. 1.

stick out

1. To project or protrude: The tag is sticking out of your shirt. A flagpole stuck out from the front of the house.

2. To cause something to project or protrude: The child stuck out her hand for candy. He stuck his tongue out at me.

3. To be prominent; be conspicuous: Do you think a pink suit will stick out too much? This essay stuck out from the other submissions.

4. To endure something: We stuck out two years without electricity or running water. There was only one month left of school, so I stuck it out and transferred the following year.

5. stick out for To resist capitulating in negotiations so as to achieve some more favorable terms: The striking workers stuck out for better wages.

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