Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1545
stick
木棍;树枝;棍子
a long thin piece of wood, such as a branch, or one used as a tool or weapon
- 1.
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
细长的木条或类似材料,常作杖或棒用
- 2.
A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab; an instance of sticking (pricking or piercing).
用尖物刺;戳;刺的动作
- 3.
an implement consisting of a length of wood
木棍
- 4.
Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
大致圆柱形的物质单位
- 5.
An instance of piercing someone with a needle, e.g. to draw blood or start an IV.
用针刺入,如抽血或开始静脉输液
- 6.
a small thin branch of a tree
细树枝
- 7.
Material or objects attached to a stick or the like.
附着在棍子上的材料或物体
- 8.
The tendency to stick (remain stuck), stickiness.
粘性;粘附倾向
- 9.
a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
操纵杆
- 10.
A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick.
形状类似棍棒的工具、控制器或仪器
- 11.
That which sticks (remains attached to another surface).
粘附物;附着物
- 12.
A stick-like item:
棍状物品
- 13.
Ability; specifically:
能力;特指
- 14.
Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior.
鼓励或惩罚,或由此产生的活力或改善的行为
- 15.
Any of the eight 16-character groups making up the 128 characters of the 7-bit ASCII character set.
7位ASCII字符集128个字符中的八个16字符组之一
条状物;棒状物;刺;戳;扎;操纵杆;控制杆;黏性;黏附物;细长的木条或类似材料,常作杖或棒用
In use
The dog chased the stick that I threw across the yard.
She used a long stick to stir the soup in the big pot.
We gathered some dry sticks to start the campfire.
he collected dry sticks for a campfire
the kid had a candied apple on a stick
a stick of [uncountable noun]
用于表示条状物,如黄油、口香糖等。
She bought a stick of butter.
她买了一条黄油。
[verb] (something) with a stick
表示用棍子做工具。
He poked the fire with a stick.
Connections
Collocations
- walking stick
- 手杖
- He uses a walking stick because of his bad knee.他因为膝盖不好,使用手杖。
- hockey stick
- 曲棍球棒
- She bought a new hockey stick for the game.她为比赛买了一根新的曲棍球棒。
- drum stick
- 鼓槌
- The drummer broke a drum stick during the concert.鼓手在音乐会上打断了一根鼓槌。
- stick insect
- 竹节虫
- A stick insect looks exactly like a twig.竹节虫看起来就像一根小树枝。
- stick figure
- 火柴人
- The child drew a simple stick figure on the paper.孩子在纸上画了一个简单的火柴人。
- carrot and stick
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Stick(木棍):想象一根细长的树枝,像字母i一样直直地立着。
Context & Register
名词'stick'的多种含义在不同语境中使用。'木棍'和'树枝'为中性日常用词;'操纵杆'为专业术语,多见于航空或游戏场景。语体混合,具体视义项而定。
Grammar Note
复数形式为sticks
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with stick, sharing the /ɪk/ ending. Words like 'sticky' do not rhyme because they have /ɪki/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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