step out . go out from a place走出去

He just stepped out for a breath of fresh air．他只是出去换换新鲜空气。

I'm just going to step out for a minute．我正要出去一会儿。

step out . walk fast快走；加快步伐

As it was getting dark we stepped out so as to reach the village．天快黑了，我们快点走，好赶到村里。

Step out，you still have a long way to go．走快点，你还得走很长一段路呢。

step out .  engage in social activities；enjoy oneself socially出去娱乐

She's really stepping out these days：the theatre last night，dinner tonight and dancing tomorrow．她这几天确实交际很多：昨天去看戏，今晚参加晚宴，明天又要去跳舞。

You're all dressed up，Mary；you must be stepping out tonight．你穿得这样漂亮，玛丽，今晚想必有什么约会。

 step up . increase；accelerate增加；促进

Trade has been stepping up recently，since the weather turned warmer．因天气转暖，最近贸易不断增加。

Radio and television have stepped up the tempo of the news．收音机和电视机加快了新闻的传送速度。

 step up . walk up；go or come near向上走；走近

John stepped up onto the plat form and began to speak．约翰走上讲台开始发言。

 step up . be promoted晋升；提升

He has stepped up into the management of the firm．他升入了公司的管理部门。

He soon stepped up to the chief executive's chair．不久他就爬上了总经理的位子。

 stick at . continue to do继续做

He sticks at his work ten hours a day．他每天不间断地工作十小时。

He'll stick at it till he succeeds．他一定会坚持到成功。

 stick at . hesitate at犹豫；迟疑；顾虑

Don't stick at trifles．不要为小事犹豫不决。

He'll stick at nothing to get complete power．为了揽取全权，他什么都干得出来。

stick by . continue to help and support忠于；支持

His wife sticks by him whatever he does．不管他做什么他妻子都支持他。

They vowed to stick by one another no matter what happened．他们发誓，不管发生什么事，他们都要互相支援。

stick down . put something down on the floor放下…

Just stick those books down over there．I'll put them away later．那些书就放在那边吧，我以后再拿走。

Stick it down anywhere you like．随便放在什么地方都行。

stick down . write down写下

You'd better stick down the address．你最好把地址记下来。

He'd stuck the formula down on the back of a used envelope．他在一只用过的信封后面写下了那个公式。

stick down . fasten with an adhesive，pins，粘住；别住

Stick the flap down with tape or glue or something．把这信封口盖用纸条或胶水之类的东西粘上。

stick in somebody 's throat . be hard to accept难以接受

Having to pay out fifty pounds for such a small thing really sticks in my throat．为这个小东西要付五十英镑的钱太让我难以接受了。

It is his treatment of his aged mother that really sticks in my throat．他对待自己年迈母亲的那种做法实在使我很反感。

stick in somebody 's throat . be hard to say难以启齿

Jane wanted to ask the teacher's pardon，but the words stuck in her throat．简想请求老师原谅，却又难以说出口。

stick out . protrude or make something protrude or project突出；伸出

Don't stick your tongue out at me．不要对我伸舌头。

An arm was sticking out from the hole．有只胳膊从洞中伸出。

stick out . be noticeable醒目

The author's outlook sticks out on every page．书的每一页都清楚地显示出作者的观点。

My house is the only brick one on the street．It sticks out and you can't miss it ．我的房子是这条街上唯一的一栋砖房，它很显眼，你不会找不到的。

stick out . endure or tolerate something to the end坚持…到底；忍受

Try to stick out the party for another hour and then we can go home．设法在聚会上再坚持一个小时，然后我们就回家。

If you can stick it out a bit longer，everything will be all right．如果你能再忍耐一会儿，一切都会正常的。

Mathematics is hard，but if you stick it out you'll understand it ．数学是困难的，但如果你努力学习，坚持到底，自然就会了解它。

stick out .  wait stubbornly for something that has demanded to be allowed or given坚持要

The union are sticking out for a twenty percent increase．工会要求工资增加百分之二十。

They say she's too young but she's sticking out for the job．他们说她太年轻了，可她还是坚持要做这件工作。

stick to . persevere；adhere to坚持

I shall stick to my decision．我将坚持我的决定。

If you stick to it long enough you can find the answer to that problem．如果你坚持一段时间，你就会发现那个问题的答案。

I hate listening to him；he never sticks to the point．我不喜欢听他说，他从不坚持自己的观点。

I hope you will stick to the point in the debate．我希望你在辩论中能抓住要害。

If you stick to the truth，you've nothing to fear．你要是坚持真理，就可以无所畏惧。