1. 黏性的;涂有黏性物質(zhì)的 A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things are covered with a sticky substance.
e.g. ...sticky toffee... 黏牙的太妃糖 e.g. If the dough is sticky, add more flour... 如果面團(tuán)太黏，就再加點面粉。
stickiness ...the stickiness of her hands. 她黏糊糊的雙手
2. (情況)棘手的，令人為難的 A sticky situation involves problems or is embarrassing.
e.g. Inevitably the transition will yield some sticky moments... 過渡時期難免會出現(xiàn)一些困難的時候。 e.g. Her research was going through a sticky patch. 她的研究工作正處于一個艱難的階段。
3. (天氣)濕熱的，悶熱的 Sticky weather is unpleasantly hot and damp.
e.g. ...four desperately hot, sticky days in the middle of August. 8 月中旬極其悶熱的 4 天
4. 下場很悲慘;死得很慘 If someone comes to a sticky end or meets a sticky end, they suffer very badly or die in an unpleasant way.
e.g. Arminius also came to a sticky end, murdered by his own troops. 阿米尼烏斯也死得很慘，被自己的部下害死了。
3. hard to deal with especially causing pain or embarrassment
e.g. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion an awkward pause followed his remark a sticky question in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
Synonym: awkwardembarrassingunenviable
4. hot or warm and humid
e.g. muggy weather the steamy tropics sticky weather
Synonym: muggysteamy
5. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body