词汇 laggard 在中文的含义

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laggard

US /ˈlæɡ.ɚd/

UK /ˈlæɡ.əd/

落后者, 迟缓者

a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others

示例:

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The company was a laggard in adopting new technology.

该公司在采用新技术方面是个落后者。

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He was always the laggard in our running group.

他总是在我们跑步小组中落在后面。

同义词:

straggler loiterer dawdler idler

反义词:

leader pioneer frontrunner

迟缓的, 缓慢的, 落后的

moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish

示例:

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The economy remained laggard despite government efforts.

尽管政府努力，经济仍然迟缓。

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His progress in learning was quite laggard.

他的学习进度相当迟缓。

同义词:

slow sluggish dilatory tardy

反义词:

fast quick rapid swift