adv. stodgy的变形
r in a stuffy manner

stodgy的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. They are stodgy, slow-moving players who are asleep at the helm.这些都是体型笨重、行动迟缓的对手,他们还在睡梦中呢。
  2. It's not stodgy to talk about money.谈论金钱并不庸俗。
  3. 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。
  4. These were not the old stodgy ads listing goods for sale.这不是那种列明打折商品的旧式、乏味的广告。

经典引文

  • It's not very nice. The crust's too thick and stodgy.

    出自:J. B. Priestley
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