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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 懒惰的;懒散的
    If someone is lazy, 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。
  2. ADJ-GRADED 令人精神松弛的;令人懒洋洋的
    You can use lazy to 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。
  3. ADJ 徐徐的;缓缓的
    If you describe something as lazy, 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

双语例句

  1. Laziness leads to debility.
    懒则衰。
  2. He got the sack for laziness;
    他因懒惰而被解雇。
  3. The worker was dismissed for laziness.
    这个工人因懒惰而被解雇了。
  4. She chided him for his laziness.
    她责备他懒惰。
  5. The primary cause of tom's failure is his laziness.
    汤姆失败的根本原因是懒惰。
  6. 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。
  7. And I don't think Sunday football-watching and general laziness is the cause.
    但我也不认为周日看美式足球和日常懒惰是理由。
  8. As a consequence of his laziness, he was fired.
    由于他的懒惰,他被解雇了。
  9. I have no patience with Tom's laziness.
    我不能容忍汤姆的懒惰。
  10. I impute his failure to laziness.
    我把他的失败归咎于懒惰。
  11. It was beyond laziness now, I confess.
    我承认,现在我已超越了懒散。
  12. As a consequence of your laziness and rudeness, I am forced to dismiss you.
    作为你的懒惰和粗鲁的结果,我被迫解聘你。
  13. Whenever you start a fight with your laziness, you would always lose.
    每当你开始和自己的懒惰作斗争,输的总是你。
  14. She is impatient of your laziness.
    她对你的懒惰感到不耐烦。
  15. His laziness has landed him in trouble.
    他太懒惰了。因此陷入了困境。
  16. His laziness caused him to fall behind others.
    他的懒惰使他落在了别人后面。
  17. "I diagnose you with a case of laziness" my mother said.
    “我诊断出你患了懒惰病。”母亲说。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. His supposed illness was mere laziness.
    听说[人们以为]他病了,其实只是在偷懒。
  21. He failed in the exam from laziness.
    他因懒惰而考试失败了。
  22. This might be called laziness, but there is a new explanation.
    这可以说是懒惰,但现在对此有了一种新的解释。
  23. 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。
  24. He got the sack for laziness; Laziness lost him his job.
    他因懒惰而被解雇。懒惰使他丢了那份工作。
  25. This indicates laziness and a lack of care.
    这表明懒惰和缺乏关心。
  26. Conquer your laziness and shyness.
    征服你的懒惰和害羞。
  27. 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。
  28. I apologize for my laziness.
    我为我的懒惰道歉。
  29. I can't stand my shyness and laziness.
    我无法容忍我的羞怯和懒惰。
  30. 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。

英英释义

noun

  1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

      Synonym:    slothacedia

    1. relaxed and easy activity
      1. the laziness of the day helped her to relax

    2. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

        Synonym:    indolence