turgid
这份政府报告使用了大量晦涩难懂的术语,读起来冗长乏味。
The government report was full of ___turgid jargon that made it tedious to read.
连日暴雨后,那条涨水的河流几乎要漫过堤岸。
After continuous storms, the ___turgid river nearly overflowed its banks.
那位访问学者做了一场冗长沉闷的讲座,不到二十分钟就让一半听众睡着了。
The visiting scholar delivered a ___turgid lecture that put half the audience to sleep within twenty minutes.