单词 | languid |
释义 | languid (læŋgwɪd ) adjective If you describe someone as languid, you mean that they show little energy or interest and are very slow and casual in their movements. [literary] To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club. Time spent at Jumby Bay can be as energetic or as languid as you wish. Synonyms: inactive, lazy, indifferent, lethargic languidly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] We sat about languidly after dinner. Collocations: languid pace I would rather they had taken longer and stuck to the languid pace which characterised the early series. The Sun The show got good reviews when it started, on the basis of the early episodes shown to critics, who praised its languid pace and dank tone. Times, Sunday Times Life ticks along at a languid pace — unless there's an inter-village football match on. Times, Sunday Times The finale has enough shock and grisly power to make the languid pace worthwhile. The Sun Critics panned it for its excessively languid pace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 无精打采的 Japanese: のんびりとした |
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