sluggish

英 [ˈslʌɡɪʃ]

美 [ˈslʌɡɪʃ]

adj.  缓慢的; 迟缓的; 懒洋洋的

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Collins.1 / BNC.11196 / COCA.10122

牛津词典

adj.

• 缓慢的；迟缓的；懒洋洋的
  moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal and in a way that seems lazy
  1. sluggish traffic
     缓缓移动的车流
  2. a sluggish economy
     经济停滞
  3. the sluggish black waters of the canal
     运河里缓慢流动的黑乎乎的河水
  4. He felt very heavy and sluggish after the meal.
     饭后他感觉身子很沉，不想动。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懒洋洋的;缓慢的;有气无力的
  You can describe something assluggishif it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal.
  1. The economy remains sluggish...
     经济的发展仍然非常缓慢。
  2. 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。
  3. ...the sluggish pace of reforms.
     改革的缓慢步伐

英英释义

adj

• slow and apathetic
  1. she was fat and inert
  2. a sluggish worker
  3. a mind grown torpid in old age
  Synonym:inertsoggytorpid
• (of business) not active or brisk
  1. business is dull (or slow)
  2. a sluggish market
  Synonym:dullslow
• moving slowly
  1. a sluggish stream
  Synonym:sulky

双语例句

• Many freshwater fishes become sluggish in winter.
  许多淡水鱼到了冬季就不活跃了。
• Recovering global demand has boosted orders, but exports of Made in Taiwan goods remain sluggish.
  全球需求日益复苏增加了订单数量，但台湾制造商品的出口仍显乏力。
• Promoting orderly migration of people. The westward flow of population would have been far more sluggish.
  26、促进人口有序迁移和流动。否则人口的向西迁移也将缓慢得多。
• 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。
• This process is sluggish if you have insulin resistance.
  如果你有胰岛素抵抗的话，这个过程就会被延迟。
• That way, they warn, lies the relatively high unemployment and sluggish growth of Europe and japan.
  他们警告：那样的话，就会出现欧洲和日本式的相对较高的失业率和经济增长不景气。
• If you pick the high-fat fries and shake, you may feel sluggish and blow that test.
  如果你选中了高脂肪的炸薯条和奶昔，你就会感到非常懒散，很可能考砸了。
• I'm to be late for my date. You're so, you're always so sluggish.
  我约会要晚了，你总是那么慢慢腾腾的。
• The recovery remains sluggish, but compares well with those of other economies.
  复苏仍旧迟缓，但是比较起其他经济体来说已经很不错了。