stick-in-the-mud
英 [stik in ðə mʌd] 美 [stɪk ɪn ði mʌd]

n.

保守的人，墨守成规者，迟钝的人；

adj.

迟钝的，保守的；

变形

复数：stick-in-the-muds

英英释义

stick-in-the-mud[ 'stikinðəmʌd ]

• n.someone who moves slowly

  同义词：plodderslowpokeslowcoach

• adj.(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

  同义词：fogyishmoss-grownmossystodgy

权威例句

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I'm An Upwardly Mobile Stick-in-the-Mud
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