单词 | sluggishness |
释义 | sluggishness (once / 12890 pages) n WORD FAMILY sluggish: sluggishly, sluggishness+/slug: sluggard, slugged, slugger, slugging, sluggish, slugs/sluggard: sluggards/slugger: sluggers USAGE EXAMPLESThe sluggishness is expected to spread across the U.S., hitting markets from Nashville, Tenn., and Dallas to Los Angeles and Atlanta. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Despite Japan’s reputation for economic sluggishness, Tokyo is flooded with help-wanted signs. Wall Street Journal(Nov 29, 2016) The sluggishness and slowness is part of the system and it could be more protracted if there’s a measure of intentionality behind it. Slate(Nov 14, 2016) 1n the pace of things that move relatively slowly the sluggishness of the economy the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold Hyper pace, rate the relative speed of progress or change 2n inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends Syn|Hyper flatness, languor, lethargy, phlegm inactiveness, inactivity, inertia a disposition to remain inactive or inert 3n a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) Syn|Hypo|Hyper lassitude, lethargy hebetude mental lethargy or dullness torpidity, torpor a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility |
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