Word · Frequency #11196
sluggish
缓慢的；迟缓的
核心释义
Moving or operating slowly; having little motion.
- 1.
习惯性闲散懒惰；怠惰；迟钝；不活跃。
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
- 2.
行动缓慢的
moving slowly
- 3.
缓慢的；几乎没有运动的。
Slow; having little motion.
- 4.
不景气的
(of business) not active or brisk
- 5.
没有自我移动能力的；惰性的。
Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
- 6.
迟钝冷漠的
slow and apathetic
- 7.
懒散者的特征；迟钝；愚蠢；温顺；简单。
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
- 8.
表现出经济衰退、不活跃、缓慢或低于正常的增长。
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.
懒散的；迟钝的；冷漠的；萧条的；不景气的；惰性的；不活动的；习惯性闲散懒惰；怠惰；迟钝；不活跃。；行动缓慢的
用法In use
I felt sluggish after the long flight.
用法提示：sluggish 是形容词，作 felt 的表语，表示人‘无精打采、行动迟缓’。
A sluggish internet connection made the video call impossible.
用法提示：sluggish 是形容词，作 connection 的定语，表示‘缓慢的、反应慢的’。
The river was sluggish near the delta.
用法提示：sluggish 是形容词，作 river 的表语，表示水流缓慢。
a sluggish stream
a sluggish market
a sluggish worker
be sluggish
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sluggish economy
- 经济低迷；经济不景气
- The sluggish economy has led to fewer job opportunities.低迷的经济导致就业机会减少。
- sluggish growth
- 增长缓慢
- The company reported sluggish growth in sales this quarter.该公司本季度报告销售增长缓慢。
- sluggish sales
- 销售疲软；销售不振
- Retailers are worried about sluggish sales during the holiday season.零售商担心假日季销售疲软。
- sluggish response
- 反应迟钝；迟缓的应对
- The government was criticized for its sluggish response to the disaster.政府因对灾难反应迟钝而受到批评。
- feel sluggish
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想slug（蛞蝓）：蛞蝓爬行极慢，sluggish就是像蛞蝓一样迟缓、呆滞的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：经济/市场描述、身体活动/健康、反应/效率 sluggish 通常是比较中性的书面词，多用于描述经济、身体反应或进程缓慢、缺乏活力的情况；在口语中不如 slow 常用，但在正式或客观描写中比较自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/. The words above are lookalikes that share the final spelling -ggish, but their stressed vowels differ from the /ʌ/ in sluggish; slug /slʌɡ/ matches the first syllable but does not rhyme with the whole word.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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