stick-in-the-mud
英 ['stikine?m?d]
美
- adj. 保守的；遲鈍的
- n. 守舊的人；頑固保守者
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?stick-in-the-muds;
中文詞源
stick-in-the-mud 墨守成規(guī)的人來自俚語義 stick,停留。字面意思即留在泥水里面不肯走的人，用以諷刺墨守成規(guī)的人。
英文詞源
- stick-in-the-mud (n.)
- 1852, from verbal phrase, stick (v.) on notion of "one who sticks in the mud," hence "one who is content to remain in an abject condition." The phrase appears in 1730, in city of London court records, as the alias of an accused named John Baker, who with two other men received a death sentence at the Old Bailey in December 1733 for "breaking open the House of Mr. Thomas Rayner, a Silversmith, and stealing thence Plate to a great Value."
雙語例句
- 1. But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
- 但法律專家們不能肯定這一指控是否成立。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I tend to stick to fresh fruit for pudding.
- 我一直堅持用新鮮水果做甜點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle.
- 他雖然拄著拐杖，但依然帶領(lǐng)士兵們投入戰(zhàn)斗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'm not a fashion victim; I stick to what suits me.
- 我不是一味趕時髦的人，我只穿適合自己的服裝。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. If a window is broken, you can't stick it back together again.
- 如果窗戶碎了，就無法再把它粘回到一起了。
來自柯林斯例句