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a languid [noun]
languid 常用于书面语，修饰人或事物缺乏活力。
They walked at a languid pace.
他们以懒散的步伐走着。
疲倦的；无力的；没精打采的
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疲倦的；无力的；没精打采的
lacking spirit or liveliness
They walked at a languid pace.
他们以懒散的步伐走着。
(指人或动物或其身体机能)虚弱的,无精打采的,尤因病或疲劳；衰弱的。
Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
缺乏精神或活力
lacking spirit or liveliness
(指人或其动作)慵懒的,从容不迫的；不愿费力的。
Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried.
(指人或其行为、性格等)缺乏动力、情感或热情的；冷漠的,无精打采的。
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
After the long hike, she felt too languid to do anything but lie on the sofa.
长途徒步之后，她感到太疲倦了，只想躺在沙发上一动不动。
AI contextual example
The hot afternoon made everyone in the office languid and slow to respond.
炎热的下午让办公室里的每个人都无精打采、反应迟缓。
AI contextual example
He gave a languid wave of his hand and turned back to his book.
他懒洋洋地挥了挥手，又转身看书去了。
AI contextual example
a languid mood
一种倦怠的情绪
WordNet
languid 常用于书面语，修饰人或事物缺乏活力。
They walked at a languid pace.
他们以懒散的步伐走着。
作表语时多指人因病或疲倦而没精打采。
She was languid after the fever.
发烧后她浑身无力。
too...to... 表示“太……而不能”。
He was too languid to get out of bed.
他倦怠得都起不了床。
Not this
After the long hike, I felt languidly.
Use this
After the long hike, I felt languid.
连系动词 feel 后应接形容词作表语，而不是副词；languidly 是副词，不能描述主语的状态。
Not this
She languid on the sofa all afternoon.
Use this
She was languid on the sofa all afternoon.
形容词不能单独作谓语，英语中必须用系动词 be 连接主语和形容词；汉语“她没精打采”不需要动词，所以学习者容易漏掉 was。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
缓慢慵懒的节奏
She walked through the park at a languid pace.
她以缓慢慵懒的步伐穿过公园。
慵懒的午后
We spent a languid afternoon by the pool.
我们在泳池边度过了一个慵懒的午后。
缓慢无力的动作
The dancer's languid movements captivated the audience.
舞者缓慢无力的动作令观众着迷。
无精打采的声音
He answered in a languid voice, clearly exhausted.
他用无精打采的声音回答，显然已经精疲力竭。
倦怠的目光
She cast a languid gaze over the crowded room.
她用倦怠的目光扫视了一下拥挤的房间。
令人倦怠的暑热
The languid heat of the afternoon made everyone sleepy.
午后的暑热令人倦怠，使每个人都昏昏欲睡。
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发音像“懒鬼的”：懒鬼没精打采、浑身无力，正好记住languid是“疲倦无力的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式书面语、人物或氛围描写 languid 表示“疲倦的、无力的；没精打采的”，多用于文学性或正式书面语中，日常口语中较少用。
No common English word rhymes exactly with /ˈlæŋɡwəd/. Rapid /ˈræpɪd/ shares the stressed /æ/ but not the ending. Liquid /ˈlɪkwɪd/ and squalid /ˈskwɒlɪd/ look similar in the final -id / -uid spelling but sound different; languish /ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ/, language /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ and languor /ˈlæŋɡər/ share the initial “langu” spelling but not the final sound. Use /ˈlæŋɡwəd/ as the model.
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