made of or covered with a substance that sticks to surfaces

黏性的，黏的:

There's some sticky stuff in your hair.

你的头发上有些黏乎乎的东西。

a sticky floor

黏乎乎的地板

weather that is sticky makes you feel uncomfortably hot, wet, and dirty

闷热的，湿热的;

It was hot and sticky and there was nowhere to sit.

天气闷热潮湿，连个可以坐的地方都找不到。

a sticky situation, question, or problem is difficult or dangerous

〔处境、问题等〕难办的，棘手的:

a sticky political issue

一个棘手的政治问题

The business hit a sticky patch and lost ￡4.8 million.

这家企业不走运，损失了 480 万英镑。

a website that is sticky is interesting to the people looking at it and makes them want to look at it for a long period of time

〔网站〕吸引人的，吸引人长时间浏览的

have sticky fingers, [informal] to be likely to steal something

好偷东西的，有偷东西习惯的

come to / meet a sticky end, [BrE informal] to die in a violent way

横死，落得悲惨的下场

be on a sticky wicket, [BrE informal] to be in a situation that will cause problems for you

处于困难的境遇，处于不利的形势