ponderously
adverb
formal mainly disapprovinguk/ˈpɒn.dər.əs.li/us/ˈpɑːn.dɚ.əs.li/in a way that isslowandawkwardbecause of being veryheavyorlarge:
笨重地;笨拙地Theoldmanwalkedponderously along.老人步履沉重地走着。
Hestoodasideand thegreatvehiclemovedponderously out of thegarage.他站在一旁,那辆巨型汽车笨重地驶出车库。
in a way that isboringbecause of being tooslow,long, orserious:
严肃而乏味地,呆板地,生硬地Everysentenceisutteredponderously, like ajudgedeliveringaverdict.每一句话都说得严肃而呆板,就像法官在宣读判决书。
"We have notresearchedthephenomenonextensively,"Markrepliedponderously.“我们还没有对这种现象进行大规模的研究,”马克生硬地回答道。
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ponderous
- Hearrangedhimself ponderously at thetable.
- Hestartedtodance,liftingeachfootponderously from thefloorlike aperformingelephant.
- It could have been a ponderouslyseriousevening, but it wasn't.
- Eventheirresponsetomiracleswas ponderouslycerebral.
Thick, dense and heavy
- cakey
- claggy
- clumsy
- clunky
- cumbersome
- density
- heavily
- heavy
- ponderous
- sludgy
- super-heavy
- super-thick
- thick
- thicken
- ultra-heavy
- unwieldy
- weigh
- weigh a tonidiom
- weighty
- wiry
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Tedious and uninspiring