| 单词 | stick-at-it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstick-at-it stick-at-it adj. and n. colloquial (a) adj. that perseveres at things; characterized by perseverance; †(b) n. a person who perseveres at things (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [noun] > one who perseveres > slowly and laboriously plodder1584 ploddall1618 stick-at-it1902 1902 Nepean Times (Penrith, New S. Wales) 9 Aug. All the better, of course, if you have such a stick-at-it Member as Mr T R Smith. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) ii. ii. 162 I'm a boiler-over, not a simmering stick-at-it. 1919 Weekly News Let. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 15 Jan. 12/3 Opposition..is being overcome to-day more than ever through the proper approach, the stick-at-it attitude, and the tact of the country and field agents. 2016 www.abc.net.au 10 Mar. (O.E.D. Archive) Colin is a ‘stick at it’ guy. < as lemmas |
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