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单词 ponderous
释义
ponderous
adjective
formalmainlydisapproving
uk
/ˈpɒn.dər.əs/us
/ˈpɑːn.dɚ.əs/
slowandawkwardbecause of being veryheavyorlarge:
（因重或大而）行动迟缓的，笨拙的
He had aslowand ponderousmanner.他的举止缓慢笨拙。
If abook,speech, orstyleof writing orspeakingis ponderous, it isboringbecause it is tooslow,long, orserious:
（书、讲话或写作风格）严肃而乏味的，呆板的，生硬的
The ponderousreportingstylemakes theeveningnewsdullviewing.沉闷的播音风格使晚间新闻看起来很乏味。
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not interesting or exciting
  • boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
  • excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
  • deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
  • mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Thick, dense and heavy
  • cakey
  • claggy
  • clumsy
  • clunky
  • cumbersome
  • density
  • heavily
  • heavy
  • ponderously
  • sludgy
  • super-heavy
  • super-thick
  • thick
  • thicken
  • ultra-heavy
  • unwieldy
  • weigh
  • weigh a tonidiom
  • weighty
  • wiry
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Tedious and uninspiring

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(Definition ofponderousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ponderous| American Dictionary

ponderous
adjective
us
/ˈpɑn·dər·əs/
slowandawkwardbecause of being veryheavyorlarge, or (esp. ofspeechor writing)boringanddifficult:
a ponderouspace
ponderousdialogue
(Definition ofponderousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofponderous

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They are overwhelmed with the details of their work, and complexities of the machinery of thisponderousorganisation.
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I should have thought that, apart from other objections, that would have been extremely cumbersome andponderousmachinery.
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You cannot cope with such a situation by the slow,ponderousprocesses of the law.
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We must wait while the machine functions in its ownponderousways.
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Apart from the usualponderousphrases and evasiveness, the answer was zero.
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I am sorry if that phrase sounds a littleponderous.
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Last year, this lumbering,ponderousbody could produce only six reports.
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Many trade associations criticised the inadequacy, theponderousnature and the unfairness of the old arrangements.
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He said that it was untidy,ponderousand slow but was the best thing we had.
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I can well imagine the sort of language used by a driver if he has to go through aponderousand pointless exercise like this.
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I think this would be an unnecessarilyponderousand provocative action at this particular moment of time.
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The nationalisation of the gas industry is, in the columns of some of our moreponderousnewspapers, regarded as a foregone conclusion.
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The machinery isponderousand it has, as yet, made no impression upon the situation.
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We are talking aboutponderousand difficult vehicles, travelling at about 20 miles an hour.
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Is it really necessary to have suchponderousbuildings for the assembling of files?
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