sticky

sticky
(stickier, stickiest)
  1. tending or designed to stick to things on contact or covered with something that sticks
    黏的,黏性的;覆盖有黏性物质的
    sticky cakes and pastries.
    黏糊糊的饼和糕点。
    sticky tape.
    黏性胶带。
    ■(of a substance) glutinous; viscous
    (物质)黏性的;发黏的
    the dough should be moist but not sticky.
    那面团应当湿润但不能发黏。
    ■(of prices, interest rates, or wages) slow to change or react to change
    (价格,利率,薪水)变化缓慢的;对变化反应缓慢的
  2. (of the weather) hot and damp; muggy
    (天气)湿热的;闷热的
    it was an unusually hot and sticky summer.
    那是一个极其湿热的夏天。
    ■damp with sweat
    (由于出汗)潮湿的
    she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes.
    她感到又热又潮湿,因此换了衣服。
  3. (informal)involving problems; difficult or awkward
    (非正式)卷入麻烦的;困难的;难对付的
    the relationship is going through a sticky patch.
    那种关系正在经历一段困难时期。
  4. (informal)(of a website) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users
    (非正式)(网站)人气旺的
    experts measure the attractiveness of pages by how sticky they are.
    专家通过网站人气旺盛的程度来评价网页的吸引力。
noun
  1. a piece of yellow paper with an adhesive strip on one side
    (一面带有胶条的)黄色粘贴纸
常用词组
come to a sticky end
  1. 见 end
sticky fingers
  1. (informal)a propensity to steal
    (非正式)偷窃的习性,惯偷
派生
stickily
adverb
stickiness
noun
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