A stick-up is a robbery where someone points a gun at people and makes them hand over money. It is a noun, and it comes from the words a robber shouts in old films: "Stick 'em up!" — meaning "put your hands up in the air." So the name of the crime comes from what the victims are told to do with their hands.

A stick-up是 a robbery where一種這樣的搶案： someone有人 points a gun at people拿槍指著人， makes them hand over money逼他們把錢交出來。 It is a noun它是名詞， it comes from來自 in old films舊電影裡 a robber shouts搶匪喊的 the words那句話："Stick 'em up!"——meaning意思是 "put your hands up in the air."「把手舉到空中」。 So所以 the name of the crime這個罪的名字， comes from是來自 the victims受害者 are told to do with their hands被命令用手做的 what那個動作。

It is used most often for banks, small shops, and petrol stations — a face-to-face robbery with a weapon, not quiet stealing.

It is used most often for最常用在 banks, small shops, and petrol stations銀行、小商店和加油站—— with a weapon是帶著武器、 a face-to-face robbery面對面的搶劫， not quiet stealing不是不出聲的偷竊。

The word feels old-fashioned and a bit like a film. Real news reports today would more likely say "an armed robbery" or "a hold-up." You will meet "stick-up" mostly in crime stories, in films about the 1930s in America, and in jokes.

The word feels這個字感覺起來 old-fashioned很老派， and a bit like a film也有點像電影裡的。 today現在的 Real news reports真實新聞報導 would more likely say比較可能說 "an armed robbery"「持械搶劫」 or或 "a hold-up."「搶案」。 You will meet "stick-up"你會遇到這個字， mostly多半是 in crime stories在犯罪故事、 in films about the 1930s in America演美國1930年代的電影， and in jokes和玩笑裡。

Note the writing: the noun is "a stick-up" (with a hyphen, sometimes "stickup"), but the verb is two words — "they stuck up a bank." There is a completely separate everyday use: "stick up" as a verb can mean to point upwards ("his hair sticks up"), and "stick up for someone" means to defend them. Those are not this word.

Note the writing注意寫法： the noun名詞 is "a stick-up"是 "a stick-up"（ with a hyphen有連字號， sometimes "stickup"有時寫成 "stickup"）， but the verb但動詞 is two words是分開的兩個字——"they stuck up a bank."「他們搶了一家銀行」。 There is有 a completely separate everyday use一個完全分開的日常用法： "stick up" as a verb"stick up" 當動詞 can mean可以指 to point upwards朝上翹起（"his hair sticks up"「他的頭髮翹起來」）， and "stick up for someone"而 "stick up for someone" means to defend them是挺身維護某人。 Those那些 are not this word都不是這個字。