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prosy

/ˈpɹəʊzi/

Meanings
adjective

平淡，乏味，枯燥。

Unpoetic (of speech or writing); dull and unimaginative.

Examples :

"The textbook's explanation of photosynthesis was so prosy that I almost fell asleep. "
那本教科书对光合作用的解释太枯燥乏味了，我差点睡着了。
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Related Words

Illustration unimaginative

unimaginative adjective

/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/ /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒənətɪv/

缺乏想象力的， 没创意的

"The teacher thought the student's essay was quite unimaginative because it simply repeated facts from the textbook. "

老师觉得学生的文章很缺乏想象力，因为它只是重复了课本里的事实。

Illustration textbook

textbook noun

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

教科书，教材。

"My math teacher recommended a specific textbook for extra practice. "

我的数学老师推荐了一本指定的教科书供我们课外练习。

Illustration lecture

lecture noun

/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

讲座，演讲。

"During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture."

今天上课时，教授做了一场很有意思的讲座。

Illustration photosynthesis

photosynthesis noun

/ˌfəʊ.təʊ.ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/ /ˌfoʊ.toʊ.ˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/

光合作用

"Plants use photosynthesis to make their own food from sunlight, water, and air. "

植物利用光合作用，把阳光、水和空气转化成自己的食物。

Illustration writing

writing noun

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

写作, 书写, 文字.

"My son's writing homework included practicing cursive letters. "

我儿子的书写作业包括练习草书字母。

Illustration tedious

tedious adjective

/ˈtiː.dɪəs/ /ˈti.di.əs/

乏味的，单调的。

"The meeting was tedious; we sat for hours listening to the same presentation. "

会议很乏味，我们一连坐了好几个小时，听着同样的报告，真是让人厌烦。

Illustration almost

almost noun

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/

差一点， 差点儿。

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

在所有提交的稿件中，他们发现了四篇明显值得发表的论文，还有另外十几篇差一点儿就能发表的。

Illustration professor

professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

教授， 讲授。

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

史密斯教授，也就是历史系的系主任，做了一场关于罗马帝国的精彩讲座。

Illustration unpoetic

unpoetic adjective

/ˌʌnpoʊˈɛtɪk/ /ˌʌnpoʊˈɛtɪkəl/

缺乏诗意，不富诗意。

"The report was unpoetic, focusing only on the dry statistics. "

这份报告缺乏诗意，只关注枯燥的统计数据。

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

那个解释又长又拖沓。

Illustration behaving

behaving verb

/bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ /beɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

表现，举止。

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."

小姑娘，你要规矩点。

Illustration speech

speech noun

/ˈspiːtʃ/

说话能力，言语。

"It was hard to hear the sounds of his speech over the noise. He had a bad speech impediment."

由于噪音太大，很难听清他说的话。他有严重的口吃，说话不太利索。