英语单词 | stodgy |
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英美音标 | ['stɔdʒi] |
中文释义 | adj.油腻的,不易消化的,乏味的,暗淡的,塞满的,平凡的,庸俗的,笨重的 |
vocabulary简明 | The Queen's guards outside Buckingham Palace might seem stodgy (or stuffy and stuck-up), but they are only doing their job. |
vocabulary扩展 | Stodgy is an adjective to describe anything dull, out-of-style, or even hard to digest. Just your luck getting stuck sitting next to stodgy Aunt Irma at Thanksgiving! From the looks of her stodgy moth-smelling clothes to her stodgy or dull conversation, chances are it will be a long meal. Just hope the mashed potatoes are light and fluffy. |
柯林斯星级 | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](食物)硬实的,难消化的,使人胀饱的 Stodgy food is very solid and heavy. It makes you feel very full, and is difficult to digest. [usu ADJ n]
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]古板的;令人厌烦的;枯燥乏味的 If you describe someone or something as stodgy, you dislike them or are bored by them because they are very old-fashioned or serious. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval]
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