| 词汇 | stodgy |
| 释义 | stodgy adjective informaldisapprovinguk /ˈstɒdʒ.i/ us /ˈstɑː.dʒi/ stodgyadjective (FOOD)UK Stodgy food is heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 让人易饱的;高淀粉的 I've been eating too many stodgy puddings.我吃高淀粉的布丁吃得太多了。 Not pleasant to eat or drink (as) tough as old bootsidiom acrid bitter bitterness bland chewy dishwater insipidly insipidness like dishwateridiom mouldy overripe pungent stale staleness stick to someone's ribsidiom stodginess swill unripe watery stodgyadjective (BORING)boring, serious, and formal: 古板的;枯燥乏味的 Neither company has succeeded in shedding its stodgy image.两家公司都未能摆脱其刻板乏味的形象。 Younger consumers, it is said, regard their products as stodgy and unfashionable.据说，年轻一些的消费者认为他们的产品古板落伍。 Tedious and uninspiring (as) dull as ditchwateridiom anonymous banal banally basic marginal marmoreal meh menial menially staid staidly stale staleness stodgily watch paint dryidiom watch the clockidiom wearisome wearisomely weary Related wordstodginess stodgy | American Dictionarystodgy adjective us/ˈstɑdʒ·i/ acting according to old, established methods and unwilling to change or consider new ideas: one of the stodgiest and most private of the nation’s banks Examples of stodgystodgy His candor is charming; his freedom from the stodgy, refreshing. With such a stodgy and foreboding appearance, it is hard for us to imagine that exciting events might transpire within those solemn chambers. By modern standards, diets were still stodgy, with high consumption of bread and potatoes, and low consumption of meat, milk products and fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, dogmatic formulas have not only been conducive to an unattractive, stodgy style, but have impeded the party's ability to grasp and assimilate popular culture. I still think that the proof of this stodgy pudding will be in the eating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could do more to develop our institutions, some of which are a little stodgy in their approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to make dishes bright, attractive and imaginative, because so many people revolt at stodgy dishes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The business has stodgy management and the trade unions have not learned that they will have to improve their working methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are very often accused of being dull and stodgy and of missing opportunities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us again challenge the stodgy thinking head on, this time on the right of schools to opt out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One must move with the times, and not provide stodgy, old-fashioned food. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see no other way of breaking through the stodgy, unimaginative, unenterprising managerial set-up within the railway service, except to adopt similar qualifications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a stodgy diet we would be faced with if bicarbonate of soda were not allowed to be used, baking powder and the rest of it! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no need to put dull, stodgy food on the table to give school kids a balanced, nutritional and healthy meal; it can be tasty and enjoyable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we need now is some hard work and people to take responsibility, with personal rewards for those who do, and we want less stodgy egalitarian stagnation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of stodgy These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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