sticky
adjective uk/ˈstɪk.i/ us/ˈstɪk.i/
(NOT DRY/SMOOTH)
B1 黏性的;黏的;涂有黏胶的
made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches
a sticky mess 黏胶带
sticky fingers 黏乎乎的手指
The floor's still sticky where I spilled the juice. 我把果汁洒在了地板上，现在那里还黏乎乎的。
The children's faces were sticky with chocolate. 孩子们的脸上沾满了巧克力，黏乎乎的。
Compare: non-stickstuck adjective
（天气）湿热的，闷热的
If the weather is sticky, it is very hot and the air feels wet.
- More examples
- He'd left sticky fingermarks all over the glass.
- The sauce was now a sticky mass at the bottom of the pan.
- There's sticky stuff all over the chair.
- You've got sticky little hands!
- The bottom of the plate felt sticky.
(DIFFICULT)
informal困难的，棘手的
difficult
There were a few sticky moments during the meeting, but everything turned out all right in the end. 会议过程中有几处卡壳，但最后总算是一切顺利。
(NOT WILLING)
UK informal持有异议的，抱不合作态度的
unwilling to agree
Their bank manager was sticky about lending them the money they wanted to borrow. 他们的银行经理不愿意借给他们那笔钱。
(BUSINESS)
（用来形容人们会停留很长时间的网站或商店）有黏性的
used to describe a website or shop where people like to spend a long time
Big media groups are drawn to social networking sites because of their "sticky" nature. 大媒体公司被社交媒体所吸引，因为他们具有黏性。
Idioms
come to/meet a sticky endidiom mainly UK humorous 死于非命，横死
to die in an unpleasant way
He comes to a sticky end halfway through the movie. 电影演到一半的时候他死于非命。
have sticky fingersidiom informal 好偷东西，喜欢顺手牵羊
to be likely to steal
The last person we hired as a cashier turned out to have sticky fingers. 我们店里上次雇的那个人手脚不干净。