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stickler

美音:[´stıkələ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.坚持己见的人,困难的问题

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stickler为短语/超纲词汇

stickler


/'stɪklə(r); `stɪklɚ/
n ~ for sth person who thinks that a certain goal is very important and tries to make other people aim at it 认为某事重要而竭力让别人做好的人
*a stickler for accuracy, punctuality, discipline,etc 要求准确、准时、纪律严明...的人.

stickler


n
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: stickle 'to argue about small points' (16-20 centuries), from stightle 'to put in order' (13-15 centuries), from Old English stihtan]
be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc
to think that rules etc are very important and that other people should think so too