The dog caught the stick in its mouth.

狗衔住了木棍。

《牛津词典》

I think someone has got the wrong end of the stick. They should have established the facts before speaking out.

我想有人误解了。他们本应该在查证事实之后再发表意见。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He snapped the stick in half.

他喀嚓一声把棍子折成两段。

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"Pull back on the stick!" he screamed.

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The stick margarine has been hydrogenated to make it a more solid form.

固体人造黄油是氢化过的,使得其质地更硬

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This is by the way--just because one can make this claim and, I think, make it stick in certain cases, doesn't mean that the proposition is any less outrageous.

还要指出的是　就算有人提出了这种理论，有些情况下甚至能说通，并不说明这种说法就能让人接受了。

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Seguin was then clipped in the exchange by the stick of Rangers defenseman Steve Eminger.

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In other words, the stick that is supposed to force lawmakers to act is mostly sawdust.

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The Americans should use their soft power to keep al-Maliki holding the stick in the middle.

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