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ponderous

英['pɒnd(ə)rəs] 美['pɑndərəs]
  • adj. 笨重的;沉闷的;呆板的
  • 比较级more ponderous 最高级most ponderous

英英释意


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