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★☆☆ sluggish ['slʌgɪʃ] ●○○○○ TOEFL TEM4

1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词懒洋洋的;缓慢的;有气无力的 You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal.

The economy remains sluggish...经济的发展仍然非常缓慢。

Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

...the sluggish pace of reforms.改革的缓慢步伐sluggishly

The company has responded sluggishly to these changes in technology.该公司对这些技术上的变化反应迟缓。sluggishness

...the sluggishness of Britain's economic recovery.英国缓慢的经济复苏

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moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power 行动缓慢的；迟缓的 A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon. 丰盛的午餐使我一下午都懒得动弹。 Something is wrong with the car - the engine feels a bit sluggish. 这辆车出了问题——引擎运转不太顺畅。 The housing market has been very sluggish these past few years. 过去这几年房地产市场一直很萧条。

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