stodgy

单词stodgy

基本解释

adj.: 吃下去感觉撑的；易饱的；滞涩的；古板的
网络: 乏味的；不易消化的；平庸的

权威解释

• 吃下去感觉撑的；易饱的:

  heavy and making you feel very full

• 滞涩的；古板的；枯燥无味的:

  serious and boring; not exciting

英汉解释

• 厚腻的;迟钝的

• 平庸的,老古板的,墨守成规的

• 干巴巴的,枯燥沉闷,索然无味的

• 装得满满的

• 〔口语〕矮胖的,身体笨重的

• (食物)浓厚的,不易消化的,胀肚子的

• (人)庸俗的,老派的,守旧的

• (书等)内容枯燥的;(文体等)乏味的

词性分析

• 比较级：stodgier

• 最高级：stodgiest

同义词

adj.heavyfillingstarchyindigestibledull

反义词

adj.lightlively

例句

• But it has always been expensive, and a bit stodgy.

  不过，它的价格也一直很高，而且内容有些枯燥。

• The nimble Obama startup is about to be absorbed into a stodgy, technologically backward behemoth: the federal government.

  机敏的奥巴马以一个令人专注的关于一个技术落后庞然大物的故事开始：那就是联邦政府。

• Gradually it acquired its own editorial voice, and with it a somewhat stodgy image.

  慢慢地，有声音呼唤读者文摘自己的编辑，因为那时它的形象真有点让人乏味。

• Toyota"s upscale Lexus brand is set for a design shake-up as it battles to revive stodgy sales and a slipping image among young car buyers.

  丰田（Toyota）旗下高档品牌雷克萨斯（Lexus）正计划进行一次设计上的变革，以竭力提振停滞的销售量，挽救该品牌在年轻购车者群体中逐渐下滑的形象。

• Now the stodgy Japanese bureaucracy is considered one of the main impediments to an economic revival.

  但现在因循守旧的日本官僚主义已被视为其经济复苏的主要障碍之一。

• When you think about it, lots of British dishes are stodgy. Things like pies.

  当你想起这个，很多英国食物的确是很油腻的。比如派。

• That"s a big turnaround from just a decade ago, when stodgy and poorly run state enterprises dominated the economy.

  这和十年前的情况发生了巨大变化，当时机制臃肿、经营不善的国有企业仍主宰着中国经济。

• PC makers might also be saddled with perceptions of being stodgy and less than cool.

  消费者对PC制造商可能也有产品笨重、不够炫等先入为主的看法。

• What was once viewed as a stodgy legal asset is fast becoming a sought-after financial one.

  这曾经一度被视为乏味的合法资产，如今正迅速成为吃香的投资品种。

• Maggie: You see, I can"t wear this. Chaperones are supposed to look stodgy and respectable.

  麦琪：瞧，我知道我不能穿这个，护送人应该穿的既庄重又大方。