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

• Your program helped me fix my sluggish computer, and it also accelerated the boot up.
  你的计划帮助我解决我的电脑缓慢，也加快了开机注册。
• Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.
  统计数据描绘了一幅不容乐观的画面：失业率攀升，信贷从紧，家庭观念淡薄，就业机会增长缓慢。
• 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。
• He would try to awake their dormant and sluggish faculties.
  他应该要试图唤醒学生的懒散和呆滞的本能。
• Many freshwater fishes become sluggish in winter.
  许多淡水鱼到了冬季就不活跃了。
• If so, sluggish GDP growth may not create enough slack in the economy to drive inflation down far.
  如果真是这样，GDP的缓慢增长也许并不能够对经济产生足够的缓冲来使通胀更低。
• 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 European jobs market looks more sluggish, despite early signs of economic recovery in France and Germany.
  欧洲就业市场似乎较为低迷，尽管法国和德国已出现经济复苏的初步迹象。
• 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。
• Don't be so sluggish. Put yourself together.
  不要这样懒散，振作起来。