stick up

突き出る、立つ

表面から上に突き出たり、上向きに立ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To rise above a surface or point upward.

• Your hair sticks up.
• A bent nail stuck up from the board.
• Why are the dog’s ears sticking up?

使い方： stick up out of something (A nail sticks up out of the floor.)

類義語： stand up, protrude

よく使う表現： stick up straight, stick up above something

かばう、擁護する

批判されたりひどい扱いを受けたりする人や物事を守る。

やさしい英語で： To defend someone or something when others criticize them or treat them badly.

• Stick up for yourself.
• She stuck up for her brother when others blamed him.
• Who will stick up for our rights?

使い方： stick up for someone/something (He always sticks up for his friends.)

類義語： defend, stand up for

よく使う表現： stick up for someone, stick up for yourself

貼る、掲示する

のりやテープなどで、物を壁や別の面に貼る。

やさしい英語で： To attach something to a wall or another surface, using glue, tape, or similar material.

• Stick up the poster here.
• She stuck the photo up beside her desk.
• Can we stick up a notice in the hall?

使い方： stick something up on something (We stuck a map up on the wall.)

類義語： put up, post

反対語： take down

よく使う表現： stick up a poster, stick up a notice

銃で脅して強盗する

銃で人を脅して、その人や店などから金品を奪う。

やさしい英語で： To steal from a person or place by threatening someone with a gun.

• They planned to stick up a bank.
• A masked man stuck up the petrol station.
• The cashier was stuck up while counting the money.

使い方： stick someone/something up (The robbers stuck the shop up at closing time.)

類義語： hold up, rob

よく使う表現： stick up a bank, stick up someone

立ち向かう、反抗する

自分を脅したり支配しようとしたりする相手に抵抗する。

やさしい英語で： To challenge someone who is trying to frighten or control you.

• He stuck up to the bully.
• She finally stuck up to her cruel boss.
• They refused to obey and stuck up to the guards.

使い方： stick up to someone (She stuck up to the man who threatened her.)

類義語： stand up to, defy, confront

反対語： submit

よく使う表現： stick up to someone, stick up to bullies

守り抜く、貫く

困難や反対があっても、考えを支持したり役割を果たしたりし続ける。

やさしい英語で： To keep supporting an idea or carrying out a role despite difficulty or disagreement.

• He stuck up for his principles.
• They continued to stick up for their cause despite setbacks.
• She has always stuck up for the position she took.

使い方： stick up for something (She stuck up for her beliefs despite the criticism.)

類義語： stand by, remain committed to

反対語： abandon

よく使う表現： stick up for something, stick up for principles