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ponderous

/pon-der-uhs/US // ˈpɒn dər əs //UK // (ˈpɒndərəs) //

缜密的,沉重的,冗长的,深思熟虑的

Related Words

bulky庞大的,笨重的,笨重,粗大的clumsy笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨拙weighty沉重的,有分量的,重量级的,重量级awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬unwieldy笨重,笨重的,粗笨的,笨拙的monotonous单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变stodgy呆板,呆板的,笨重,古板stuffy闷闷不乐,闷热,闷,闷热的labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋stilted僵硬的,呆板的,呆板,僵硬plodding步履蹒跚,步履蹒跚的,缓慢的,蹒跚而行burdensome繁重的,繁琐的,繁琐,繁重的负担dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的elephantine大象,大象的,大象式,大象般地graceless不雅观,不雅观的,不雅的,不优雅的hefty彪悍的,沉重的,庞大的,彪悍huge巨大的,巨大,庞大的,庞大laborious辛苦,辛苦的,费力的,费力lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力lumbering伐木,伐木的,伐木业,采伐

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of great weight; heavy; massive.
    • : awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
    • : dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.heavy, cumbersome
Synonyms
awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬bulky庞大的,笨重的,笨重,粗大的clumsy笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨拙unwieldy笨重,笨重的,粗笨的,笨拙的weighty沉重的,有分量的,重量级的,重量级burdensome繁重的,繁琐的,繁琐,繁重的负担cumbrous厚重的,厚重,累赘,累积的dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的elephantine大象,大象的,大象式,大象般地graceless不雅观,不雅观的,不雅的,不优雅的hefty彪悍的,沉重的,庞大的,彪悍huge巨大的,巨大,庞大的,庞大laborious辛苦,辛苦的,费力的,费力lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力lumbering伐木,伐木的,伐木业,采伐massive巨大的,庞大的,大量的,庞大onerous繁重的,沉重的,繁重,严苛的oppressive压迫性,压迫性的,压抑的,压迫substantial巨大的,丰富的内容,庞大的,丰富的troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情unhandy不方便,不容易,不易操作,不方便的
adj.dreary, tedious
Synonyms
labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋monotonous单调乏味,单调的,单调,亘古不变plodding步履蹒跚,步履蹒跚的,缓慢的,蹒跚而行stilted僵硬的,呆板的,呆板,僵硬stodgy呆板,呆板的,笨重,古板stuffy闷闷不乐,闷热,闷,闷热的arid旱地,旱灾,旱区,旱季barren不毛之地,贫瘠,贫瘠的,荒芜的cardboard纸板,纸牌,硬纸板,硬纸片dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人lifeless无生命,无生命的,无生命力,没有生命力long-winded啰嗦,啰嗦的,啰里啰嗦的,啰里啰嗦pedantic迂腐的,迂腐,迂腐性,迂阔的pedestrian行人,人行道,人行,人工prolix冗长的文字,冗长,冗赘,冗赘的stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬vapid虚无缥缈,无趣,虚浮,虚浮的verbose冗长的,啰嗦,冗长,啰嗦的wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的

Examples

  • For another, many Wear OS watches have been underpowered, with underwhelming processors that make the Wear OS experience seem slow and ponderous.

  • LeBron, with his ponderous try-hardiness, ends up being a lot worse than either.

  • It was a ponderous labyrinth of bolts, locks, and steel doors, making it an almost impregnable fortress.

  • Archer plays the lead in a ponderous but thoughtful one-act play penned by her husband, Terry Jastrow.

  • In “Dirty 30,” there are no ponderous attempts to chart the entire history of the crisis in order to set the scene.

  • No ponderous adult consideration is possible–rather, adolescent snickering prevails.

  • Yet even his staffers acknowledge he is a wooden candidate, a result of a long career in the ponderous halls of the House.

  • The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

  • The sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.

  • He produced a watch and studied it frowningly, then dismissed us and the recital of our troubles with a ponderous gesture.

  • When d'Aubran entered, the Seneschal was composed and in his wonted habit of ponderous dignity.

  • This was too direct a slap at Elmer Spiker to pass unnoticed; Elmer was too old an arguer to use any ponderous weapon in return.

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