英语单词

stodgy是什么意思

stodgy

英 ['stɒdʒɪ] 美 ['stɑdʒi]
  • adj. 平凡的;塞满的;庸俗的

助记提示


1. stuff + podge => stodge => stodgy.
2. in some senses perhaps blend of stoff (earlier form of stuff ) and gorge.

中文词源


stodgy 易饱的,易撑的,枯燥的,乏味的

stodge,易饱的食物,-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义枯燥的,乏味的。

英文词源


stodgy (adj.)
1823, "thick, semi-solid," from stodge "to stuff, satiate" (1670s), of unknown origin, perhaps somehow imitative. Meaning "dull, heavy" developed by 1874 from use in reference to food (1841).

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.
母亲给她吃易饱的家常菜,她想减掉婴儿肥可是很难.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. 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。

来自辞典例句

4. 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.

来自辞典例句

5. She poked fun at Alec because he was shy and stodgy.
她开亚历克的玩笑,因为他羞怯,同时还有些枯燥沉闷.

来自辞典例句

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