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单词 laggard
释义

laggard

1 of 2

adjective

lag·​gard ˈla-gərd How to pronounce laggard (audio)
: lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
a laggard pace
… we arrived in Northville, to find … the celebrated ducks playing host to a laggard flock of dark-brown Canada geese. The New Yorker
With sugar prices weak, the stock has been laggard. Richard B. Hoey
laggardly adverb or adjective
laggardness noun

laggard

2 of 2

noun

plural laggards
: someone or something that lags or lingers : someone or something that is slow especially compared to others of the same kind
A few laggards slowed down the pace of the hike.
The company has been accused of being a laggard in adopting new technology.
They [brown bears] usually catch salmon by chasing them through shallow water and pouncing on the laggards. National Wildlife

Synonyms

Adjective

  • crawling
  • creeping
  • dallying
  • dawdling
  • dilatory
  • dillydallying
  • dragging
  • lagging
  • languid
  • leisurely
  • poking
  • poky
  • pokey
  • slow
  • sluggish
  • snail-paced
  • snaillike
  • tardy
  • unhurried

Noun

  • crawler
  • dallier
  • dawdler
  • dragger
  • lagger
  • lingerer
  • loiterer
  • plodder
  • slowpoke
  • snail
  • straggler
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Example Sentences

Adjective I hate being stuck behind laggard motorists on the freeway. Noun The company has been a laggard in developing new products. tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
These are all new cores from ARM, and the big and little cores are 64-bit only, with only the medium cores able to run any laggard 32-bit applications. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022 However, the American pandemic response has also been faulted for an at times laggard pace at tracking and analyzing the spread of the virus compared to its counterparts abroad. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2022 The sector is currently booming, and massive funding announcements are a common occurrence, a testament to the fact that the laggard construction industry has finally woken up to the need to innovate. Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 Their laggard approach toward data can be attributed to a host of factors. Deepak Mittal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 This is not that surprising, when the great value add that product and process innovation can bring to the enormous and laggard construction sector is considered. Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021 The Kremlin has attributed the mounting contagion and deaths to a laggard vaccination rate. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021 The interior styling of laggard properties can be off-putting or set the imagination on fire. New York Times, 2 July 2021 But stocks did recover somewhat yesterday, and the laggard Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) was able to regain the 34,000 mark when all was said and done. Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 17 June 2021
Noun
The coal-producing country has long been a climate laggard, and Fortune’s Eamon Barrett points out that the new plan is not exactly robust. Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2021 All sectors were green, with healthcare +4.66%, tech +4.6%, and discretionary +3.72%, while real estate was the laggard at +0.76%. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 The European Union, meanwhile, has given 202 shots to every 100 citizens, while Japan, once a vaccine laggard, has provided 230 jabs per 100 citizens. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 20 July 2022 Multiple veto points in the policymaking process make the U.S. federal government a climate laggard. Nives Dolsak And Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 4 July 2022 The top sub-sectors were lithium and battery-related stocks, while online education was a laggard. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Despite hosting some of the world’s top tech companies, like LG and Samsung, South Korea has been a surprising laggard regarding cybercrime and only launched a National Cybersecurity Strategy under the Moon Jae-in administration in 2018. Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 May 2022 Unfortunately, prior to Covid-19, the industry had been a digital laggard. Ilja Gorelik, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 The Australian government is considered a laggard on climate action. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1702, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1705, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

laggard 1 of 2

adjective

lag·​gard ˈla-gərd How to pronounce laggard (audio)
: slow to act, move, or respond
He was laggard about repaying the debt.

laggard

2 of 2

noun

: a person who does not go or move as quickly as others

laggard 1 of 2

adjective

as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed I hate being stuck behind laggard drivers on the freeway

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • slow
  • leisurely
  • lagging
  • sluggish
  • pokey
  • dawdling
  • tardy
  • dragging
  • dilatory
  • creeping
  • slowing
  • poky
  • dallying
  • crawling
  • dillydallying
  • unhurried
  • snail-paced
  • poking
  • languid
  • snaillike
  • lethargic
  • deliberate
  • inactive
  • inert
  • plodding
  • loafing
  • lingering
  • tarrying
  • measured
  • lounging
  • loitering
  • ambling
  • decelerating
  • slow-footed
  • shuffling
  • heavy-footed
  • procrastinating
  • inching
  • stalling
  • strolling
  • filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rapid
  • speedy
  • hasty
  • swift
  • rushing
  • brisk
  • hurrying
  • fast
  • breakneck
  • breathless
  • meteoric
  • fleet
  • lightning
  • racing
  • running
  • quick
  • bolting
  • dizzy
  • snappy
  • ready
  • speeding
  • whirling
  • whirlwind
  • rocketing
  • expeditious
  • flying
  • scudding
  • accelerated
  • barreling
  • prompt
  • scurrying
  • warp-speed
  • hastened
  • hurried
  • scooting
  • quickened
  • rushed
  • careering
  • zipping
  • whisking
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laggard

2 of 2

noun

as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others tried to spur on the laggards at the back of the line during the hike

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • snail
  • slowpoke
  • straggler
  • lagger
  • plodder
  • loiterer
  • dawdler
  • lingerer
  • crawler
  • latecomer
  • dragger
  • slug
  • delayer
  • sluggard
  • dallier
  • slouch
  • lazybones
  • idler
  • loafer
  • procrastinator
  • lounger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • speedster
  • hustler
  • scrambler
  • go-getter
  • speeder
  • rusher
  • hurrier
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