laggard

🇬🇧 UK/'lægәd/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person or thing that falls behind others or is slow to progress

落后者,行动迟缓的人

adj.

Slow, falling behind others in progress or speed

迟缓的,落后的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
laggardother
=laggard

Common Collocations

  • 1.chronic laggard长期落后者
  • 2.economic laggard经济落后国

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was a laggard in his studies.

  • 2.

    The laggard company fell behind its competitors.

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