stick-in-the-mud

美 [ˈstɪk ɪn ðə mʌd]英 [ˈstɪk ɪn ðə mʌd]

stick-in-the-mud

noun

informal disapproving守旧的人；墨守成规的人
a person who refuses to try anything new or exciting

频次

1
N-COUNT 顽固守旧者;墨守成规者
If you describe someone as a stick-in-the-mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun.

noun

someone who moves slowly: in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach; Synonym: plodder slowpoke slowcoach

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1

Being a stick-in-the-mud , people don 't value his opinions .

他是位呆头呆脑的人，大家不重视他的意见。
2

They have a stick-in-the-mud attitude to new ideas .

他们对新思想持守旧的态度。
3

Did you see his face when I told him he 's a stick-in-the-mud ?

我跟他说他是一个思想保守的人时，你看到他那张脸了吗？
4

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

乔治叔叔思想落伍，他规定所有的孩子每天十点钟以前回到家。
5

My father is a stick-in-the-mud , he won 't allow me to go camping with friends .

我父亲十分顽固，他是不会准许我和朋友去露营的。
6

You see , dear , I know that the stick-in-the-mud people are doing us a good turn and themselves a bad one by going back to secret trials and executions as soon .

亲爱的，你知道，我心中有数：那些深陷泥潭不能自拔的人们，如此匆匆地重施故技，进行秘密审讯和处决，正好给了我们一个大好的转机，而给他们自己一个倒霉的时刻。
7

Don 't be such a stick-in-the-mud !

别这么死脑筋嘛！