stick-in-the-mud 详细解释

stick-in-the-mud

['stikinðəmʌd]

n.顽固保守的人

n.

【口】顽固保守者

Uncle George is a real stick-in-the-mud. He made a rule that every child be home by 10 o'clock every day.

乔治叔叔思想保守, 他规定所有的孩子每天十点钟以前都得回家。

a.

1. 保守的; 思想落伍的

2. 目光短浅的

词形变化

名词复数: stick-in-the-muds |

英英释义

名词 stick-in-the-mud:

someone who moves slowly

同义词：plodder, slowpoke, slowcoach

形容词 stick-in-the-mud:

(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

同义词：fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stodgy

补充

stick-in-the-mudstick-in-the-mudn.1.保守的人,墨守成规者,迟钝的人adj.1.迟钝的,保守的

例句

1. Hannah refused to allow his stick-in-the-mud attitude to spoil her fun.汉娜不允许他的保守态度破坏自己的兴致。 2. Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.别这么保守。 3. He's just an old stick-in-the-mud.他就是个墨守成规的老家伙。

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