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be turgid with [sth]
此义侧重因液体或气体而肿胀、胀满，常见于医学或自然现象描述。
The river was turgid with melting snow.
河水因融雪而上涨。
肿胀的；胀满的
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肿胀的；胀满的
abnormally swollen or distended, especially with fluid or gas
The river was turgid with melting snow.
河水因融雪而上涨。
多指因液体或气体而膨胀
因内部因素(尤指液体或膨胀力)而膨胀超出自然状态的。
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
(河流)因洪水等过量水而泛滥的；上涨的。
Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
过于复杂难以理解的；浮夸的；夸大的。
Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
The manager's turgid email was full of long words but said nothing important.
经理那封浮夸的电子邮件满是长词，但没说什么重要的事情。
I could not finish the book because the writing was too turgid for me.
我没能读完那本书，因为文风对我来说太浮夸了。
His turgid speech put the audience to sleep within the first five minutes.
他那浮夸的演讲让听众在前五分钟内就睡着了。
此义侧重因液体或气体而肿胀、胀满，常见于医学或自然现象描述。
The river was turgid with melting snow.
河水因融雪而上涨。
此义用于指文风浮夸、夸张，含贬义。
The essay is full of turgid prose.
这篇文章满是浮夸的辞藻。
Not this
The river was turgid after the storm.
Use this
The river was turbid after the storm.
turgid 意为“肿胀的、浮夸的”，形容河水浑浊应用 turbid；二者拼写相近，容易误用。
Not this
After the overnight flight, I felt turgid all day.
Use this
After the overnight flight, I felt torpid all day.
turgid 意为“肿胀的/浮夸的”，表示“迟钝、无精打采”应用 torpid；二者拼写相近，含义不同。
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浮夸的文体
His turgid prose made the article difficult to read.
他浮夸的文风使这篇文章很难读。
浮夸的语言
The contract was full of turgid language.
这份合同充满了浮夸的措辞。
浮夸的风格
The report was criticized for its turgid style.
这份报告因其浮夸的风格而受到批评。
涨满的河流
After the storm, the turgid river flooded the fields.
暴风雨后，涨满的河水淹没了田野。
肿胀的静脉
The patient's turgid veins indicated poor circulation.
病人肿胀的静脉表明血液循环不良。
胀满的细胞
The turgid cells help keep the plant upright.
胀满的细胞帮助植物保持直立。
Use turgid naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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用画面记：气球吹得 turgid（胀满），文章堆砌辞藻也 turgid（浮夸）。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、医学描述 turgid 多用于正式或文学语境，表示风格浮夸；医学上比较常见于描述组织或器官肿胀。日常口语中很少使用。
These all share the spelling ending -id and the final /ɪd/ sound; rigid and frigid, like turgid, end in /dʒɪd/. However, none rhymes with turgid, because turgid's stressed vowel is /ɜː/ (or /ɜr/), while these have /ɪ/, /e/, /iː/. Watch out for turbid: it looks similar to turgid but has /bɪd/ instead of /dʒɪd/.
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