stick-in-the-muds

[US]/[stɪk ɪn ðə ˈmʌdz]/
[UK]/[stɪk ɪn ðə ˈmʌdz]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 指那些乏味、守舊的人,並且不喜歡新奇或刺激事物的人;(非正式)一個過於謹慎且排斥變革的人。

Phrases & Collocations

avoiding stick-in-the-muds

避免墨守成規的人

those stick-in-the-muds

那些墨守成規的人

stick-in-the-mud types

墨守成規的人

a stick-in-the-mud

墨守成規的人

being stick-in-the-muds

墨守成規

called stick-in-the-muds

被稱為墨守成規的人

stick-in-the-mud attitude

墨守成規的態度

were stick-in-the-muds

他們是墨守成規的人

labeling stick-in-the-muds

將…標記為墨守成規的人

Example Sentences

they were such stick-in-the-muds, refusing to try anything new.

他們真是守舊派,拒絕嘗試任何新事物。

don't be a stick-in-the-mud; embrace change and new experiences.

別做守舊派;擁抱改變和新體驗。

my grandfather is a bit of a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to technology.

我爺爺在科技方面有點守舊。

we tried to get them to join us, but they're just stick-in-the-muds.

我們試圖說服他們加入我們,但他們就是守舊派。

she accused him of being a stick-in-the-mud and not being open-minded.

她指責他守舊,缺乏開放的心態。

the company needs to move away from being stick-in-the-mud and innovate.

公司需要擺脫守舊,並開創新局。

he's a stick-in-the-mud who thinks traditions should never be altered.

他是一個守舊派,認為傳統不應被改變。

they labeled the politicians as stick-in-the-muds for their outdated policies.

他們將這些政客標記為守舊派,因為他們的政策過時了。

despite our encouragement, they remained stick-in-the-muds about the new project.

儘管我們鼓勵他們,他們對新項目仍然持守舊態度。

the manager warned them not to act like stick-in-the-muds during the restructuring.

經理警告他們在重組期間不要像守舊派一樣行事。

we don't want our team to become a bunch of stick-in-the-muds.

我們不希望我們的團隊變成一堆守舊派。

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