stodgy

• 形容食物厚重、浓稠、难以消化；也形容人或事物枯燥、守旧、缺乏生气。

Describes food that is heavy, thick, and difficult to digest, or a person, thing, or idea that is dull, old-fashioned, and lacking in excitement.

1. Heavy and hard to digestB2informal

   Describes food that is thick, heavy, and starchy, making it difficult to digest.

   油腻难消化

   • The stew was too stodgy for my taste.
   • He avoided stodgy meals before a long run.
   • The pudding was delicious but a bit stodgy.

   同义词doughyfillingglutinousheavyindigestibleleadenstarchy

   反义词airydigestiblelight

2. Old-fashioned or out of styleB2informal

   Used pejoratively to describe something that is no longer fashionable or modern.

   老套的

   • His stodgy suit looked like it was from the 1970s.
   • The decor in the hotel was stodgy and outdated.
   • She refused to wear the stodgy dress her grandmother gave her.

   同义词antiquatedarchaicdateddowdyfustyobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmodedunfashionable

   反义词fashionablehipmoderntrendy

3. Dull and unimaginativeB2informal

   Excessively conventional and lacking creativity, resulting in a boring or uninteresting quality.

   乏味守旧

   • The lecture was so stodgy that half the class fell asleep.
   • His stodgy writing style failed to engage readers.
   • The committee's stodgy approach stifled any innovative ideas.

   同义词boringdrearydullhumdrumpedestrianstaidstufftediousunimaginativeuninteresting

   反义词creativeexcitingfreshimaginativeinnovativeinventivelivelynoveloriginalstimulating