stick-in-the-mud

英 [ˈstɪk ɪn ðə mʌd]

美 [ˈstɪk ɪn ðə mʌd]

n.  守旧的人; 墨守成规的人

复数：stick-in-the-muds　

牛津词典

noun

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

柯林斯词典

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

英英释义

noun

• someone who moves slowly
  1. in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach
  Synonym:plodderslowpokeslowcoach

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