每日学英语:A stick-in-the-mud 老古董
2023-12-22 13:38:06 每日学英语
stick 棍棒,它一旦插在mud泥土里,就很难有松动的余地。a stick-in-the-mud就意指“老古董,老古板,守旧的人”。
【例句】
My father is a stick-in-the-mud, he won't allow me to go camping with friends.
我父亲十分顽固,他是不会准许我和朋友去露营的。
Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud, or you will lose your respect.
不要太顽固不化啦,这样会失去别人对你的尊重。