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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

stickler [ 'stɪklɚ] [ 'stɪklə]
  1. 1. noun 坚持…的人（常与for连用）
    a stickler for discipline
    严守纪律者
  2. 2. noun [American English] [verbal] 费解的问题（或事物）

Collins English-English Dictionary

stickler ['stɪklə]
  1. 1. n [usually foll by for] a person who makes insistent demands
    a stickler for accuracy
  2. 2. n a problem or puzzle
    the investigation proved to be a stickler
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Examples

a stickler for discipline
严守纪律者 → stickler
a stickler for accuracy → stickler
the investigation proved to be a stickler → stickler
拘泥
be a stickler for (form, etc.); rigidly adhere to (formalities, etc.) → 拘

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