| 单词 | stuck in a rut |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstuck in a rut c. figurative. A settled or established habit or mode of procedure, especially one that has become dull or unproductive but is hard to change; a narrow, undeviating course of life or action. Frequently in stuck in a rut. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > routine > a routine routine1661 rota1673 rut1839 groove1842 1839 T. Carlyle Chartism i. 6 Parliaments, lumbering along in their deep ruts of commonplace. 1865 J. Skelton Campaigner at Home iv. 71 On his return to civilised life, he will settle at once into the rut. 1876 L. Stephen Hours in Libr. 2nd Ser. vii. 330 A man whose conversation runs in ruts. 1916 C. S. Churchill Let. 30 Jan. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vii. 164 I am rather in a rut to-day & can see only miles & miles of uphill road. 1952 C. MacKenzie Rival Monster 35 ‘No, I don't think he is actually going gaga,’ said Muriel... ‘But I do think he's got into a rut.’ 1973 Nature 1 June 308/3 It should..infuse panic in the hearts of those palaeontographers who have got stuck in a rut. 1996 Daily Express 26 June 58/1 If you want excitement, don't hesitate to push aside stuffy companions who are stuck in a rut. 2001 C. Glazebrook Madolescents 27 My point is, I need to dig myself out of this rut before it's too late. < as lemmas |
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