stick-in-the-mud

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  • n.〈非正式〉老古董；守旧的人
  • Web墨守成规的；保守的人；老顽固
Plural Form：stick-in-the-muds  

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stick-in-the-mud
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1.
守旧的人；墨守成规的人a person who refuses to try anything new or exciting

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AllAll,〈非正式〉老古董〈非正式〉老古董,守旧的人守旧的人,墨守成规的墨守成规的,保守的人保守的人,老顽固老顽固
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1.
We wanted a giant-screen TV, but Dad said the little one was good enough. What a stick-in-the-mud.
我们想要一台大频幕的电视机，可父亲说小的就足够了。真是个顽固不化的人。
wǒ men xiǎng yào yī tái dà pín mù de diàn shì jī , kě fù qīn shuō xiǎo de jiù zú gòu le 。 zhēn shì gè wán gù bú huà de rén 。
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2.
The Stick in the Mud. This person is all business all of the time.
这类人任何时候都是工作面孔。
zhè lèi rén rèn hé shí hou dōu shì gōng zuò miàn kǒng 。
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3.
Any narrow mind, like a stick in the mud, goes against the tide of the times. Brave people should keep fighting with those narrow ideas.
任何井底之蛙的狭隘心态都是和时代潮流相违背的，勇敢的人们应该同这种狭隘观念作持续的斗争。
rèn hé jǐng dǐ zhī wā de xiá ài xīn tài dōu shì hé shí dài cháo liú xiāng wéi bèi de , yǒng gǎn de rén men yīng gāi tóng zhè zhǒng xiá ài guān niàn zuò chí xù de dòu zhēng 。
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4.
Don't be such a stick in the mud. Just watch it with me.
别像个倔驴一样，跟我看电影。
bié xiàng gè juè lǘ yí yàng , gēn wǒ kàn diàn yǐng 。
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5.
Ginny is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
詹妮真保守，她从不想尝试新的东西。
zhān nī zhēn bǎo shǒu , tā cóng bù xiǎng cháng shì xīn de dōng xi 。
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6.
My neighbor is a real stick-in-the-mud, and he's only thirty-two.
我的邻居是个老古板，而且他才三十二岁。
wǒ de lín jū shì gè lǎo gǔ bǎn , ér qiě tā cái sān shí èr suì 。
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7.
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？
wǒ gēn tā shuō tā shì yī gè sī xiǎng bǎo shǒu de rén shí , nǐ kàn dào tā nà zhāng liǎn le ma ?
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8.
How will metropolis elites of the modern society stick in the mud and be willing to live unromantic living?
作为现代社会中坚力量的都市精英岂能墨守陈规、甘于平淡的生活？
zuò wéi xiàn dài shè huì zhōng jiān lì liang de dū shì jīng yīng qǐ néng mò shǒu chén guī 、 gān yú píng dàn de shēng huó ?
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9.
Hmm. Arthur. You still working with that stick in the mud?
亚瑟你还跟那个混小子一起干？
yà sè nǐ hái gēn nà ge hún xiǎo zi yì qǐ gàn ?
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10.
I'm an old stick-in-the-mud who still believe in honesty.
我是个仍然相信做人应该诚实的老古板。
wǒ shì gè réng rán xiāng xìn zuò rén yīng gāi chéng shí de lǎo gǔ bǎn 。
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