turgid
US /ˈtɝː.dʒɪd/
UK /ˈtɜː.dʒɪd/
形容詞
1.
晦澀冗長的, 誇張的
(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic
範例:
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The critic dismissed the novel for its turgid prose.
批評家因其晦澀冗長的散文而否定了這部小說。
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I couldn't finish the turgid report.
我無法讀完那份冗長乏味的報告。
2.
腫脹的, 漲滿的
swollen and distended or congested
範例:
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The turgid river overflowed its banks after the storm.
暴風雨後，漲滿的河水漫過了河岸。
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The plant's leaves were turgid with water.
植物的葉子因水分充足而飽滿。