stolid

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstolidstol‧id /ˈstɒlɪd $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective EMOTIONAL#someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react – used to show disapproval SYN impassive —stolidly adverbExamples from the Corpusstolid• But the exit of his stolid and respected predecessor, William J.. Perry, provokes worry and doubt.• Director Thor Steingraber displayed little more than stolid, but unambitious traffic-directing skills.• The stolid chugging, the intense revving of big diesels, the bass throb: it all signalled heavy machinery at work.• The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people.• Might he surprise us yet with a daring belied by his stolid dullness?• I must have reached out to him, extended my hand, gave him a stolid smile.• For the second time Daley had misjudged the voter appeal of a seemingly bland, stolid, young lawyer named Richard Ogilvie.Origin stolid (1500-1600) Latin stolidus “dull, stupid”

单词	stolid
释义	stolid From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstolidstol‧id /ˈstɒlɪd $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective EMOTIONAL#someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react – used to show disapproval SYN impassive —stolidly adverbExamples from the Corpusstolid• But the exit of his stolid and respected predecessor, William J.. Perry, provokes worry and doubt.• Director Thor Steingraber displayed little more than stolid, but unambitious traffic-directing skills.• The stolid chugging, the intense revving of big diesels, the bass throb: it all signalled heavy machinery at work.• The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people.• Might he surprise us yet with a daring belied by his stolid dullness?• I must have reached out to him, extended my hand, gave him a stolid smile.• For the second time Daley had misjudged the voter appeal of a seemingly bland, stolid, young lawyer named Richard Ogilvie.Origin stolid (1500-1600) Latin stolidus “dull, stupid”
随便看	look through somebody/something look tired etc look tired/happy/sad etc look to look to somebody to do something look to somebody/something look to to do look to your laurels look under the bonnet look under the hood look up look up and down look up to look up to somebody look upon look upon somebody/something look view with favour look what you're doing where you're going etc look what you're look where you're going etc look what you've done look what youre doing where youre going etc look what youre look where youre going etc look what youve done look what you’re doing/look where you’re going etc look what you’ve done!