leaden

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Over the course of the day, they gradually grow leaden with extended use, as our arms and legs do.
經(jīng)歷了一天，它們由于過多的活動逐漸變得沉重，就想像我們手臂和腿部的肌肉一樣。
He is right that the leaden hand of the state has often suppressed individual freedom and creativity.
有關(guān)政府那只呆滯之手往往壓制個人自由和創(chuàng)造力的表述是正確的。
Then again, cheering crowds are being bused into stadia by the government, armed with noise-makers and decked in colourful attire to improve the leaden atmosphere inside.
話說回來，在奧運比賽場內(nèi)歡呼的觀眾，也是由政府用巴士送到各場館的，他們配備了制造聲勢的道具，還換上了鮮艷的服裝，以求改善場內(nèi)沉悶的氣氛。
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The potted histories of communism he provides as context are leaden and sometimes sloppy.
ECONOMIST: Communist jokes
The commonest form is advertising: statistics-laden special supplements, where leaden prose is coupled with cheesy new logos and lame slogans.
ECONOMIST: National branding
At Oxford, she impressed her father—also an alumnus—by becoming president of the Union, a debating society with a line in leaden sophomoric wit.
ECONOMIST: Benazir Bhutto

A leaden sky or sea is dark grey and has no movement of clouds or waves.
A leaden conversation or piece of writing is not very interesting.
If your movements are leaden, you move slowly and heavily, usually because you are tired.