每日学英语:A stick in the mud 老古板

2023-10-27 14:21:41  每日学英语
a stick in the mud字面意思是烂泥中的树枝,引申为老古董;老古板;无心上进的人。

【例句】
Ginny is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
詹妮是个老古板,她从不想尝试新的东西。

You may regard my husband as a stick-in-the-mud, but on my part I like his personality of that kind.
你可以说我的丈夫是个老古董,但是我倒很喜欢他的这种性格。
 

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