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单词 languid
释义
languid
adjective
literary
uk
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd/us
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd/
movingorspeakingslowlywith littleenergy, often in anattractiveway:
慢悠悠的，悠闲自在的
a languidmanner/voice徐缓从容的举止／声音
Synonyms
languorousliterary
lethargic
listless
torpidformal
Opposites
dynamic(FULL OF ENERGY)
energetic
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bore and bored
  • banal
  • be (stuck) in a grooveidiom
  • be watching the clockidiom
  • bend
  • blah
  • boil
  • bore
  • bore the ass offsomeoneidiom
  • bored
  • listless
  • listlessly
  • listlessness
  • outgrow
  • restless
  • tire
  • underwhelm
  • underwhelmed
  • undynamic
  • uninspired
  • uninterested
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languidly
(Definition oflanguidfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

languid| American Dictionary

languid
adjective
us
/ˈlæŋ·ɡwɪd/
lackingenergy, orcausingalackofenergyorenthusiasm:
Hesaton theporchenjoyingthedelicious, languidwarmthof asummerafternoon.
(Definition oflanguidfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflanguid

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But this is a sort oflanguidafterthought; it is not a way of taking distributive issues seriously.
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It is the lack of satisfaction and thelanguidtrust in public institutions which largely explain the low levels of solidarity.
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Notably, no mention is made in the conclusion to recommend the playing oflanguidwaltzes - despite the report containing clear data on worker preferences for them.
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Craik's novel, in other words, brings together two different models of masculinity: one is based on thelanguidself-discipline of contemplation, the other on the forward-looking self-discipline of productivity.
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There is nothinglanguidabout my dislike of restrictive practices in foreign countries if they are messing up our domestic industries.
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It reminds me of the story of the ratherlanguidyoung man whose car failed in a traffic block.
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This is not alanguid, academic or spoiling exercise on my part.
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They appearlanguidand bored by the accusations.
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It would advertise something which is not at present understood, and it would arouse feelings which are, unfortunately, all toolanguid.
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The attitude becamelanguidand the amount of money collected did not pay for the cost of administration.
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The party will implode upon itself, smiling sanguinely and with a stiff upper lip to the last behind itslanguidleader.
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When does he intend to shake off that air oflanguiddisinterest and do something about the railways industry and investment before the industry crumbles entirely?
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There are others whose charity is of a morelanguiddescription—a charity which needs the stimulus and the excitement of something to provoke and bring it into activity.
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Nor does it help us to say that every extension of the franchise has been given to a class who werelanguidin their desire to secure it.
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It has been described as an airy and vague poetry,languidand fluid, set in an atmosphere of shadows and dreams.
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