stuck

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stuck [stuck] BrE [stʌk] NAmE [stʌk] adjective not before noun
see also ↑stick _v.
1. unable to move or to be moved
•The wheels were stuck in the mud.
•This drawer keeps getting stuck.
•She got the key stuck in the lock.
•I can't get out— I'm stuck.
2. in an unpleasant situation or place that you cannot escape from
•We were stuck in traffic for over an hour.
•I hate being stuck at home all day.
3. ~ (on sth) unable to answer or understand sth
•I got stuck on the first question.
•I'll help you if you're stuck.
4. ~ (for sth) not knowing what to do in a particular situation
•If you're stuck for something to do tonight, come out with us.
•I've never known him to be stuck for words before.
5. ~ with sb/sth (informal)unable to get rid of sb/sth that you do not want
•I was stuck with him for the whole journey.
•I'm stuck with this job for the moment.
more at be (stuck) in a groove at ↑groove, (caught/stuck) between a rock and a hard place at ↑rock _n., be (stuck) in a time warp at ↑time warp
Idioms: ↑get stuck in ▪ ↑get stuck into something

Example Bank:
•I couldn't budge the drawer— it was stuck fast.
•The tiles were stuck firmly to the wall.