[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]懒洋洋的;缓慢的;有气无力的 You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal.
The economy remains sluggish...
经济的发展仍然非常缓慢。
Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.
脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。
...the sluggish pace of reforms.
改革的缓慢步伐
sluggishly
The company has responded sluggishly to these changes in technology.
该公司对这些技术上的变化反应迟缓。
sluggishness
...the sluggishness of Britain's economic recovery.
英国缓慢的经济复苏
Oxford
slug·gish/ˈslʌɡɪʃ; NAmEˈslʌɡɪʃ/adjectivemoving, reacting or working more slowly than normal and in a way that seems lazy 缓慢的;迟缓的;懒洋洋的◆sluggish traffic缓缓移动的车流◆a sluggish economy经济停滞◆the sluggish black waters of the canal运河里缓慢流动的黑乎乎的河水◆He felt very heavy and sluggish after the meal.饭后他感觉身子很沉,不想动。▶slug·gish·ly/ˈslʌɡɪʃli; NAmEˈslʌɡɪʃli/adverbslug·gish·ness/ˈslʌɡɪʃnəs; NAmEˈslʌɡɪʃnəs/noun[uncountable ]slug·gish/ˈslʌɡɪʃ; NAmEˈslʌɡɪʃ/slug·gish·ly/ˈslʌɡɪʃli; NAmEˈslʌɡɪʃli/slug·gish·ness/ˈslʌɡɪʃnəs; NAmEˈslʌɡɪʃnəs/
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sluggishslug‧gish /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ adjective
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moving or reacting more slowly than normal: Alex woke late, feeling tired and sluggish. Economic recovery has so far been sluggish.► see thesaurus at