stodgy 英 [ˈstɒdʒi]   美 [ˈstɑdʒi]

stodgy

stodgy  英 [ˈstɒdʒi] 美 [ˈstɑdʒi]

adj. 平凡的;塞满的;庸俗的 

  • The Queen's guards outside Buckingham Palace might seem stodgy (or stuffy and stuck-up), but they are only doing their job.
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  • adj. 平凡的;塞满的;庸俗的
  • stodgy (adj.) 1823, "thick, semi-solid," from stodge "to stuff, satiate" (1670s), of unknown origin, perhaps somehow imitative. Meaning "dull, heavy" developed by 1874 from use in reference to food (1841).
stodgy / ˈstɒdʒi ; NAmE ˈstɑːdʒi / adjective ( informal) ( especially BrE) 1 (of food 食物 ) heavy and making you feel very full 吃下去感觉撑的;易饱的 2 serious and boring; not exciting 滞涩的;古板的;枯燥无味的 stodgy stodgier stodgiest stodgy / ˈstɒdʒi ; NAmE ˈstɑːdʒi /
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