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stodgy

英 [ˈstɒdʒi]

美 [ˈstɑːdʒi]

adj.  吃下去感觉撑的; 易饱的; 滞涩的; 古板的; 枯燥无味的

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BNC.32974 / COCA.21383

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 吃下去感觉撑的;易饱的
      heavy and making you feel very full
      1. 滞涩的;古板的;枯燥无味的
        serious and boring; not exciting

        柯林斯词典

        • ADJ-GRADED (食物)硬实的,难消化的,使人胀饱的
          Stodgyfood is very solid and heavy. It makes you feel very full, and is difficult to digest.
          1. He was disgusted with the stodgy pizzas on sale in London.
            他讨厌吃伦敦卖的难以下咽的比萨饼。
        • ADJ-GRADED 古板的;令人厌烦的;枯燥乏味的
          If you describe someone or something asstodgy, you dislike them or are bored by them because they are very old-fashioned or serious.
          1. They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things.
            他们没修养,很乏味,是一群无聊古板的老家伙。

        英英释义

        adj

        • excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull
          1. why is the middle class so stodgy, so utterly without a sense of humor?
          2. a stodgy dinner party
          Synonym:stuffy
        • (used pejoratively) out of fashion
          1. moss-grown ideas about family life
          Synonym:fogyishmoss-grownmossystick-in-the-mud(p)
        • heavy and starchy and hard to digest
          1. stodgy food
          2. a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full

        双语例句

        • I want something to read. These volumes are stodgy.
          我要一些可读的东西,这些书本本枯燥乏味。
        • In the 1980s, investment banks, encouraged by regulators, began a transformation from stodgy, tradition-bound institutions to restless, relentless seekers of profit.
          上世纪80年代,在监管机构的鼓励下,投资银行开始从受传统束缚的平庸机构,向着不安分的逐利机构转变。
        • Percy's adventure starts when his stodgy English teacher suddenly accuses him of stealing, then turns into a fury and tries to kill him.
          一天,顽固守旧的英文教师突然指责珀西偷窃他人物品。之后,老师变成了一只复仇精灵试图杀死他,珀西就此踏上了冒险之旅。
        • The firm's business declined as it continued to sell stodgy men's clothing.
          这公司因继续出售老式的男装而业务萎缩。
        • I guess they needed it, for history indicated that medieval recipes were heavy and stodgy.
          我猜想,当时的人们需要吃姜来帮助消化。因为史料记载,中世纪人们的食谱口味重、油腻。
        • She laughed to herself, then looked sideways at this stodgy nurse.
          她顾自大笑起来,然后斜眼看了看这个墨守成规的护士。
        • When it learned that some customers considered the chain stodgy, Five Star developed a new icon: cartoon characters that appear to be drawn by Hollywood animators.
          当了解到一些顾客认为其企业标识较为平庸之后,五星电器设计了一个新的标识,看上去就像好莱坞动画专家绘制的卡通人物一样。
        • The food was good, although a little stodgy.
          这食物虽然不太好消化,但是好吃。
        • In return, they spend a lot of time teasing me about my big ears or stodgy suits& and Michelle is always happy to join them.
          而萨沙和玛利亚大部分时间都在调侃我的大耳朵或者古板的西装&米歇尔也经常会加入,她们其乐融融。
        • Universal banks, such as Citigroup and Bank of America, long dismissed as stodgy, argue that their vast balance sheets and wide range of businesses, from cards to capital markets, give them an edge in trying times.
          而被不屑一顾的世界性银行如旗银行美国银行、美国银行辩解说,他们巨大的资产负债表和从信用卡到资本市场涉及广泛的业务领域,在经济困难时期反倒成了他们的一个优势。