pr. p. clinging 粘，缠。
△Mac.5.2.16:“Nowdoes he feel / His secret murders sticking on his hands；”i.e.clinging to his hands.现在他感觉他那些秘密谋杀紧粘住双手了。
sticking
p. a.
sticking place: degree at which something remainsfirm,place in which something stops and holds fast(probably alluding to a musical string or a soldier’s cross-bow) 坚牢程度，固定收紧处（可能指乐器紧弦或士兵张弩）。
△Mac.1.7.59:“We fail?/But screw your cour-age to the sticking place,/ And we’ll not fail.”我们失败？ 只要你鼓足勇气，张弩到发射口，我们就不会失败。