Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4727
stuck
动弹不得；卡住
unable to move; caught or wedged so that movement is impossible
- 1.
Unable to move.
无法移动。
- 2.
Unable to progress with a task.
无法继续某项任务。
- 3.
No longer functioning, frozen up, frozen.
不再运作,死机,冻结。
卡壳；（因难题而）被难住；（计算机等）死机；（系统）卡死；无法移动。；无法继续某项任务。；不再运作,死机,冻结。
In use
The car got stuck in the mud after the rain.
I'm stuck on this math problem and can't find the answer.
My computer is stuck, so I need to restart it.
be stuck in sth
The key is stuck in the lock.
钥匙卡在锁里了。
get stuck on sth
I got stuck on the last question.
我被最后一道题难住了。
be stuck with sb/sth
We are stuck with this old computer.
我们不得不继续用这台旧电脑。
Connections
Collocations
- get stuck in traffic
- 堵在路上
- I got stuck in traffic for two hours.我在路上堵了两个小时。
- stuck on a problem
- 被难题困住
- She's stuck on the last question.她被最后一个问题难住了。
- stuck with a task
- 不得不做某项任务
- I was stuck with cleaning up after the party.聚会后我不得不打扫卫生。
Idioms & figurative uses
- stuck in a rut
- 陷入老一套，一成不变I feel like I'm stuck in a rut at my job.我觉得我的工作一成不变。
- stuck in the middle
- 夹在中间，左右为难When my parents argue, I get stuck in the middle.我父母吵架时，我夹在中间左右为难。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个东西卡住了，动弹不得，就像'死搭'在那里。
Context & Register
通常用于描述物体被卡住的状态（如门卡住）或人感到困惑、无法前进的情况（如作业卡住）。语域中性，日常口语和书面语都常见。
Grammar Note
通常不用于比较级和最高级
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the '-uck' ending and have the same vowel sound /ʌ/, so they rhyme with 'stuck' (/stʌk/). Note that 'stuck' begins with the cluster /st/, while the examples start with different consonants.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.