stodgy
英 [ˈstɒdʒ.i]
美 [ˈstɑː.dʒi]
1. stuff + podge => stodge => stodgy.
2. in some senses perhaps blend of stoff (earlier form of stuff ) and gorge.
stodgy 易饱的,易撑的,枯燥的,乏味的stodge,易饱的食物,-y,形容词后缀。引申比喻义枯燥的,乏味的。
- 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).
- 1. He was disgusted with the stodgy pizzas on sale in London.
- 他讨厌吃伦敦卖的难以下咽的比萨饼。
- 2. It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.
- 母亲给她吃易饱的家常菜,她想减掉婴儿肥可是很难.
- 3. They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things.
- 他们没修养,很乏味,是一群无聊古板的老家伙。
- 4. I want something to read. These volumes are stodgy.
- 我要一些可读的东西, 这些书本本枯燥乏味.
- 5. She poked fun at Alec because he was shy and stodgy.
- 她开亚历克的玩笑,因为他羞怯,同时还有些枯燥沉闷.