a laggard in sth
常用来说明某人在某领域或某行动上落后于他人。
The firm was a laggard in adopting digital tools.
这家公司在采用数字工具方面是个落后者。
落后的人；比他人或所需时间花费更多时间的人；迟钝者
one who falls behind others or takes more time than necessary
落后的人；比他人或所需时间花费更多时间的人
One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or more than the others in a group.
The new software was easy for most employees, but a few laggards struggled for weeks.
新软件对大多数员工来说很容易，但几个落后者挣扎了数周。
用法提示：这里“laggards”作名词复数，指在学习或适应新事物方面比别人慢的人。
In the marathon, the front runners crossed the finish line hours before the laggards.
在马拉松比赛中，领跑者比落后者早几个小时冲过终点线。
用法提示：“laggards”指速度慢、落在后面的参赛者，强调其落后状态。
The teacher gave extra help to the laggard who still hadn't finished the assignment.
老师给那个尚未完成作业的落后生提供了额外帮助。
用法提示：“laggard”作单数名词，指进度缓慢、需要额外支持的学生。
常用来说明某人在某领域或某行动上落后于他人。
The firm was a laggard in adopting digital tools.
这家公司在采用数字工具方面是个落后者。
口语和书面语中常用，强调在某事上明显落后。
The country is a laggard when it comes to cutting carbon emissions.
这个国家在减少碳排放方面行动迟缓。
用复数 laggards 指一组落后者，among 表示属于其中。
Several small retailers were among the laggards in the race to go online.
几家小型零售商在转向线上的竞赛中属于落后者。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many laggard in the group.
正确表达There are many laggards in the group.
laggard 是可数名词，表示“落后者”；many 后接可数名词复数，指多个人时必须用 laggards，不能保留单数形式。汉语名词不标复数，学习者容易忽略这一变化。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is laggard who always finishes last.
正确表达He is a laggard who always finishes last.
laggard 作名词是可数名词，单数指一个人时前面必须加不定冠词 a；who 引导的定语从句也要求先行词是名词。汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易漏掉 a。
straggler 指行进或集体活动中落在队伍后面的人，常含途中掉队之意；laggard 更泛指因迟缓而落后于他人或进度的人，可用于工作、学习等非行进场景。
sluggard 侧重懒惰、不愿做事，带书面或旧式色彩；laggard 侧重行动迟缓、落后于他人，并不一定懒惰。
slowpoke 多用于口语，常见于北美，指动作或行动慢的人，语气常带玩笑；laggard 是较正式的书面词，指落后于群体或进度的人。
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