laziness

英 [ˈleɪzinəs]

美 [ˈleɪzinəs]

n.  怠惰，懒散，徐缓，无精打采

BNC.19228 / COCA.19182

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懒惰的；懒散的
  If someone islazy, they do not want to work or make any effort to do anything.
  1. Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down...
     懒惰兼无能的警官令公众失望。
  2. I was too lazy to learn how to read music.
     我太懒，没有学识谱。
• ADJ-GRADED 令人精神松弛的；令人懒洋洋的
  You can uselazyto describe an activity or event in which you are very relaxed and which you do or take part in without making much effort.
  1. Her latest novel is perfect for a lazy summer's afternoon reading...
     在慵懒的夏日午后阅读她的最新小说最合适不过了。
  2. We would have a lazy lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun.
     我们会慵懒地吃顿午饭，然后躺在沙滩上晒太阳。
• ADJ 徐徐的；缓缓的
  If you describe something aslazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently.
  1. ...a valley of rolling farms spread out along a lazy river.
     山谷里的农田起伏绵延，旁边一条溪水缓缓而过
  2. ...the lazy, loose grace of the born athlete.
     这位天生的运动员悠然放松的优雅姿态

英英释义

noun

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  Synonym:slothacedia
• relaxed and easy activity
  1. the laziness of the day helped her to relax
• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  Synonym:indolence

双语例句

• His supposed illness was mere laziness.
  听说[人们以为]他病了，其实只是在偷懒。
• He was assisted by his mother who connived at his laziness.
  他得到了纵容他偷懒的母亲的帮助。
• I can't stand my shyness and laziness.
  我无法容忍我的羞怯和懒惰。
• He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness.
  他受贪婪和懒惰的驱使步入了罪恶的一生。
• Once again my laziness prevented me from writing my diaries.
  我的懒惰又一次把我写日记的热情打散了。
• In consequence of your laziness and rudeness, I'm forced to dismiss you.
  由于你的懒惰和粗野，我不得不辞退你。
• As a consequence of his laziness, he was fired.
  由于他的懒惰，他被解雇了。
• His laziness is legend among his fellow politicians.
  他的懒惰在与他共事的政治家中是出了名的。
• The worker was dismissed for laziness.
  这个工人因懒惰而被解雇了。
• In my eyes, holiday meant waste of time and laziness.
  在我眼里，休假就是对时间的浪费和个人的懒惰。