stick in the mud
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英语
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[编辑]stick in the mud (複數 sticks in the mud 或 stick in the muds)
- (俗語,貶義) 不愿意参加集体活动的人,扫兴的人
- Have a little fun sometimes and don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.
- 久不久放松一下嘛,别老是不参加活动。
- 2005年11月9日, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Nov 9, 2005:
- "I don't hold back like you do. Even Tedd's dad can tell you're a stick-in-the-mud. That's why he made you the supervisor of this party."
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (俗語,貶義,廣義) 死板的人
- 2023年7月19日, Caspar Salmon, “Has Barbie killed the indie director? Why credible film-makers are selling out”, 出自 The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- There’s a parallel here: the idea of Barbie dolls being in any way noxious seems, in the current climate, to be as hopelessly stick-in-the-mud a stance as the concept of selling out.
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
近义词
[编辑]- (不愿参与集体活动的人): killjoy、party pooper、spoilsport,参见Thesaurus:spoilsport