stick something/someone up

Related to word: stick

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to commit robbery at a location or against an individual by threatening them with a firearm

    用枪威胁行抢

    • The assailant stuck up a passerby at the street corner, trying to steal his wallet.

      袭击者在街角用枪威胁一名路人,试图抢走他的钱包。

    • The police are investigating a robbery case where the criminal stuck up the store clerk at gunpoint, demanding cash.

      警方正在调查一起抢劫案,其中罪犯用枪威胁店员,要求交出现金。

    • On that busy street, a group of young men attempted to stick up the owner of a small shop with a firearm.

      在那条繁忙的街道上,一群年轻人试图用枪威胁一家小店的店主。