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turgid

美音:[´tə:dʒıd ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.肿的,浮夸的

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turgid为短语/超纲词汇

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副词:turgidly 名词:turgidity

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turgid


/'tɜ:dʒɪd; `tɝdʒɪd/
adj
1 (derog 贬) (of language, style, etc) pompous and difficult to follow; boring (指语言、风格等)浮夸而晦涩的, 索然无味的
*a turgid article on medieval law 论中世纪法律的艰涩文章.
2 swollen; bloated 肿胀的; 膨胀的.

turgid


adj formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: turgidus, from turgere 'to be swollen']
turgid writing or speech is boring and difficult to understand
= dull
 a turgid Social Science textbook
full and swollen with liquid or air
>turgidity [təː'dʒɪdɪti (US) təːr-/