stuck

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

stuck UK US [stʌk] verb [ stucks stucking stucked ]
past simple and past participle of stick
 
adjective
1. <I > unable to move, or fixed in a particular position, place or way of thinking
• This door seems to be stuck - can you help me push it open?
• Seven of us were stuck in the lift for over an hour.
• I hate being stuck (= having to be) behind a desk - I'd rather work outside.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not able to be changed ↑Keeping and staying the same
2. <A > in a difficult situation, or unable to change or get away from a situation
• We'd be stuck if your sister hadn't offered to come round and look after the children tonight.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not able to be changed ↑Keeping and staying the same ↑Experiencing difficulties
3. <A > not able to continue reading, answering questions, etc. because something is too difficult
• I'm really stuck - have you got any ideas how to answer these questions?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
4. be stuck with sb/sth
to have to deal with someone or something unpleasant because you have no choice or because no one else wants to
• We were stuck with him for the entire train journey!
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Duty, obligation and responsibility
 
• I got stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour.
• When you're stuck in traffic, a mobile phone's an absolute life-saver.
• I tried to push the door open but it was stuck.
• She told me a hilarious story about the time she got stuck in an elevator.
• A fish bone got stuck in my throat.
Idioms: get stuck in ▪ stuck on somebody