sluggish

[US]/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 萧条的;迟钝的;懒惰的;行动迟缓的
n. 市况呆滞;市势疲弱

Phrases & Collocations

sluggish economy

萧条的经济

sluggish market

呆滞的市面

Example Sentences

a sluggish stream; sluggish growth.

缓缓的小溪;缓慢的生长

a gentle paddle on sluggish water.

在缓缓流水中轻轻地划桨。

the car had been sluggish all morning.

这车整个早上都快不起来。

sluggish krait banded with black and yellow.

身上有黑色或黄色条纹行动缓慢的金环蛇。

she suggests ways to jump-start the sluggish educational system.

她提出了几种方法来推动发展迟缓的教育体制。

under the ford the river backs up, giving a deep sluggish flow.

浅滩可趟处河水受阻,因此那儿的水深且流速缓慢。

It may well be called the Concord, the river of peace and quietness;for it is certainly the most unexcitable and sluggish stream that ever loi¬tered imperceptible towards its eternity—the sea.

河名康科德,本有和平安静之意,河流迟缓,呆呆地于不知不觉中注人大海,丝毫没有出奇之处。

Real-world Examples

You might start coughing, feel sluggish and have chest pain.

你可能会开始咳嗽、感觉迟钝和胸痛。

Source: If there is a if.

The snake was sluggish because of the cold weather.

由于天气寒冷,蛇行动迟缓。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

But the sluggish US economic recovery has also contributed to the exodus.

美国经济复苏放缓也是原因之一。

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2015

The koala is a sluggish, tailless, furry arboreal marsupial.

考拉是一种行动迟缓的、无尾的、有皮毛、生活于树上的有袋目哺乳动物。

Source: IELTS Listening

This reduces the battery's power, leading to sluggish acceleration.

这降低了电池的能量,导致加速缓慢。

Source: The Economist - Technology

Absence of myelin sheath means that the nerve impulses become slow and sluggish.

失去髓鞘后,神经冲动传导会变得迟缓。

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

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产业的复苏来说已经很不错了。

Source: The Economist - International

And as sluggish economic growth model is the third one.

迟缓的经济增长模式是第三个问题。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Progress remains equally sluggish when it comes to compensation.

薪酬待遇方面的改善也同样迟缓。

Source: Lean In

And I would feel so sluggish, and awkward, and weird.

我会觉得很迟钝,很尴尬,很奇怪。

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

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