stick to

英 [stɪk tu]

美 [stɪk tu]

紧随; 紧跟; 呆在…近旁; 坚持不变; 遵守，坚持（诺言、协议、决定、原则等）; 遵循（规则）

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 紧随;紧跟;呆在…近旁
If youstick tosomething or someone when you are travelling, you stay close to them.
1. There are interesting hikes inland, but most ramblers stick to the clifftops...
  内陆地区有一些很有意思的徒步远足路线，但多数徒步者都去爬悬崖陡壁。
2. Stick to well-lit roads.
  要沿着照明好的路走。
PHRASAL VERB 坚持不变
If youstick tosomething, you continue doing, using, saying, or talking about it, rather than changing to something else.
1. Perhaps he should have stuck to writing...
  也许他还是一心放在写作上来得保险。
2. Lionel, you just tell the cops what you saw; stick to your story.
  莱昂内尔，你就把自己看到的告诉警察，实话实说。
移民支持团体正等着看他是否说话算话。 → see:Immigrant support groups are waiting to see if he sticks to his word...
PHRASAL VERB 遵守，遵循(规则)
If youstick torules, you do what they say you must do.
1. Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules...
  我们显然很失望，但委员会只能照章办事，别无他法。
2. Police must stick to the highest standards if they are to win back public confidence.
  要想重新赢得公众的信任，警方必须紧遵最高标准。

verb

keep to
1. Stick to your principles
2. stick to the diet
Synonym:stick withfollow
stick to firmly
1. Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?
Synonym:adherehold fastbondbindstick

Stick to your principles, and you will win through
坚持你的原则，就会胜利。
Unfortunately historic American fiction is constantly being used as a stick to beat contemporary British writers with.
不幸的是，经典的美国小说经常被用来作为批评当代英国作家的依据。
Establish and stick to time limits.
建立和坚持的时间限制。
If you feel that you're right, stick to your guns, and don't let anyone persuade you to budge an inch.
如果你认为自己是正确的，就坚持己见，别让人使你动摇分毫。
He always carries a stick to ward off wild dogs.
他常常拿着一根棍子防野狗。
His articles just stick to the topic.
他的文章很切题。
I will stick to my plan.
我会坚守我的承诺。
I will stick to my work until it's finished.
我会坚持干我的工作，直到完成它。
I shall stick to my decision.
我将坚持我的决定。
Perhaps he should have stuck to writing
也许他还是一心放在写作上来得保险。