stick-in-the-mud

noun

1. 守旧的人；墨守成规的人
   a person who refuses to try anything new or exciting

1. 顽固守旧者;墨守成规者
   If you describe someone as a stick-in-the-mud, you disapprove of them because they do not like doing anything that is new or fun.

1. Don't be such a stick-in-the-mud!
   别这么死脑筋嘛！
2. Being a stick-in-the-mud, people don't value his opinions.
   他是位呆头呆脑的人，大家不重视他的意见。
3. They have a stick-in-the-mud attitude to new ideas.
   他们对新思想持守旧的态度。
4. Uncle George is a real stick-in-the-mud. He made a rule that every child be home by 10 o'clock every day.
   乔治叔叔思想落伍，他规定所有的孩子每天十点钟以前回到家。
5. You see, dear, I know that the stick-in-the-mud people are doing us a good turn and themselves a bad one by going back to secret trials and executions as soon.
   亲爱的，你知道，我心中有数：那些深陷泥潭不能自拔的人们，如此匆匆地重施故技，进行秘密审讯和处决，正好给了我们一个大好的转机，而给他们自己一个倒霉的时刻。
6. 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。
7. Did you see his face when I told him he's a stick-in-the-mud?
   我跟他说他是一个思想保守的人时，你看到他那张脸了吗？

noun

1. someone who moves slowly
   1. in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach

   Synonym:    plodderslowpokeslowcoach