pedestrian
[pə'des.tri.ən] noun countable
■a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go 行人，步行者•A few pedestrians carrying their evening shopping sheltered from the rain in doorways.几个行人拿着傍晚买的东西，站在门口躲雨。 •The death rate for pedestrians hit by cars is unacceptably high.行人遭遇车祸的死亡率高得令人无法接受。
[pə'des.tri.ən] adjective formal disapproving
■not interesting; showing very little imagination 乏味的，单调的；缺乏想像力的•Her books, with few exceptions, are workmanlike but pedestrian.除了寥寥几本以外，她的书全都写得精确细腻但缺乏想像力。 •His speech was long and pedestrian.他的演讲冗长乏味。 |