stodgy

英 ['st?d??] 美['stɑd?i]

近義詞colorless

GRE暢通詞匯

比較級(jí):?stodgier;最高級(jí):?stodgiest;

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

stodgy 易飽的，易撐的，枯燥的，乏味的

stodge,易飽的食物，-y,形容詞后綴。引申比喻義枯燥的，乏味的。

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).

1. He was disgusted with the stodgy pizzas on sale in London.: 他討厭吃倫敦賣的難以下咽的比薩餅。

2. It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.: 母親給她吃易飽的家常菜,她想減掉嬰兒肥可是很難.

3. They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things.: 他們沒修養(yǎng)，很乏味，是一群無(wú)聊古板的老家伙。

4. I want something to read. These volumes are stodgy.: 我要一些可讀的東西, 這些書本本枯燥乏味.

5. She poked fun at Alec because he was shy and stodgy.: 她開亞歷克的玩笑,因?yàn)樗咔?同時(shí)還有些枯燥沉悶.