stick in the mud的意思是顽固,老古板,墨守成规。有些资料认为这个用语原本是动词用语to stick in the mud,约在17世纪初开始使用,经过几百年后才开始有名词用法。因为在泥巴中要移动非常困难,所以用来比喻顽固之人的本性。
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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?
My dad is such a stick in the mud;he never wants to leave the house.
我爸爸真是个老古板,他从来没想要走出家门。
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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?
My dad is such a stick in the mud;he never wants to leave the house.
我爸爸真是个老古板,他从来没想要走出家门。