laggard

laggard
[ˈlagəd]
noun
  1. a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
    落后者
    staff were under enormous pressure and there was no time for laggards.
    员工压力巨大,没有时间留给落后者怠惰。
adjective
  1. slower than desired or expected
    迟缓的,缓慢的,不够快的
    a bell to summon laggard children to school.
    召唤迟缓上学小孩的铃声。
派生
laggardly
( & )
adjective& adverb
laggardness
noun
语源
  1. early 18th cent. (as an adjective): from lag
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