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ponderous

英 [ˈpɒndərəs]

美 [ˈpɑːndərəs]

adj.  慢条斯理的; 沉闷乏味的; 缓慢的; 笨拙的; 笨重的

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Collins.1 / BNC.19447 / COCA.19347

同义词辨析

heavyponderousweighty【导航词义:重的】

heavyadj. 重的,沉的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,主要用于形容人或物的重量。
〔例证〕
The child is heavy for his age.
就其年龄而言,这个小孩(体重)算是重的。
How heavy is this box?
这个箱子有多重?
ponderousadj. 笨重的
〔辨析〕
指庞大而沉重的。
〔例证〕
This machine is too ponderous to move.
这台机器太重了,没法挪动。
The elephant lowered its ponderous body into the river.
大象把它那笨重的身躯浸入河中。
weightyadj. 〈文〉重的
〔辨析〕
形容重量比预想的沉,尤指书沉甸甸的。
〔例证〕
He lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
他从书架上取下一本厚重的书。
Your baggage must be very weighty.
你的行李一定很沉。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 慢条斯理的;沉闷乏味的
      too slow and careful; serious and boring
      1. 缓慢的;笨拙的;笨重的
        moving slowly and heavily; able to move only slowly
        1. She watched the cow's ponderous progress.
          她看着牛迟缓地向前走着。

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED (文章或谈话)严肃呆板的,冗长乏味的,生硬的
        Ponderouswriting or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull.
        1. He had a dense, ponderous style.
          他的行文晦涩而生硬。
      • ADJ-GRADED (行动或动作)缓慢的,笨拙的,费力的
        A movement or action that isponderousis very slow or clumsy.
        1. His steps were heavy and ponderous.
          他的步伐沉重缓慢。

      英英释义

      adj

      • having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
        1. a ponderous stone
        2. a ponderous burden
        3. ponderous weapons
      • slow and laborious because of weight
        1. the heavy tread of tired troops
        2. moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
        3. ponderous prehistoric beasts
        4. a ponderous yawn
        Synonym:heavylumbering
      • labored and dull
        1. a ponderous speech

      双语例句

      • The ponderous nature of their play.
        他们的剧本单调滞重的特性。
      • He spoke in a slow, ponderous way.
        他的讲话缓慢而冗长。
      • The ponderous guards with their rifles.
        身背步枪神情严肃的卫兵们。
      • The rust on the ponderous iron-work of its oaken door looked more antique than any thing else in the New World.
        使它那橡木大门上沉重的铁活的斑斑锈痕显得比新大陆的任何陈迹都益发古老。
      • With slow but ponderous strides he enters the market place.
        他迈着缓慢而沉重的步伐走进市。
      • A ponderous Saxon. He thinks you're not a gentleman.
        这种笨头笨脑的撒克逊人,他就没把你看作一位有身份的人。
      • He spoke in a slow ponderous voice.
        他慢条斯理地开口说话。
      • Flood shook his ponderous, crimson head slowly from side to side to emphasize his conviction in the matter.
        弗拉德先生左右摇晃着他那笨重、绯红的脑袋来强调自己对这事确定不疑。
      • He's slow and ponderous, and can pick up and put down objects nearby.
        它行动迟缓笨重,可以拿起或者放下旁边的物件。
      • Incredible as it seemed to him now, he had fallen in love with her while she recited from the more ponderous passages in The Ring and the Book.
        现在看起来真是难以置信,他居然是在她背诵《戒指和书》中非常沉闷的段落时爱上她的。