Wordiyoponderous
🇬🇧 UK/'pɒndәrәs/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Very heavy and unwieldy; slow and clumsy; (of speech or writing) dull and labored.
沉重的，笨重的；枯燥乏味的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.ponderous prose沉闷冗长的文章
- 2.ponderous movement笨重迟缓的动作
- 3.ponderous silence沉甸甸的沉默
- 4.[ponderous pace]迟缓的步调
Example Sentences
- 1.
The elephant moved with ponderous grace across the dusty savanna.
- 2.
His ponderous writing style made the report nearly impossible to read.
- 3.
The machinery let out a ponderous groan as it slowly ground to a halt.