sloth

英 [sləʊθ] 美 [sloʊθ]

n.  树懒(南美洲热带动物,行动缓慢); 懒散; 怠惰

复数:sloths

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BNC.22340 / COCA.19039



牛津词典

noun

  1. 树懒(南美洲热带动物,行动缓慢)
    a S American animal that lives in trees and moves very slowly
    1. 懒散;怠惰
      the bad habit of being lazy and unwilling to work

      柯林斯词典

      1. N-UNCOUNT 懒惰,怠惰(尤指工作方面)
        Sloth is laziness, especially with regard to work.
        1. He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.
          他承认自己缺乏动力,总想犯懒。
      2. 树懒(见于中美洲和南美洲)
        A sloth is an animal from Central and South America. Sloths live in trees and move very slowly.

        双语例句

        1. He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.
          他承认自己缺乏动力,总想犯懒。
        2. He writes that: lethargy bordering on sloth remains the cornerstone of our investment style.
          他写道:近乎于懒惰的怠倦一直是我们投资风格的基石。
        3. I adore a sloth who cares nothing about personal hygiene.
          我喜欢不爱个人卫生的树懒。
        4. They conquered normal human sloth together on a cold winter's morning.
          在一个严寒的冬天早晨,他们一道战胜了人类的通病懒惰。
        5. All day long the sloth hung upside down in the tree.
          白天树懒都倒挂在树上。
        6. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.& Franklin.
          懒惰像生锈一样,比操劳更消耗身体。&富兰克林。
        7. All things are easy to industry, all things difficult to sloth.
          勤劳面前万事易,懒散面前万事难。
        8. I know that the Arahat Buddhas of the past, putting away all lust, ill will, sloth, pride, and doubt; knowing all those mental faults which make men weak;
          我知道过去的阿罗汉,去除了所有的欲望,恶意,懒惰,骄傲,狐疑,知道所有使人变得虚弱的精神错误;
        9. We also watched a sloth take about a half hour to move from one branch to the other.
          我们还看到一只树獭花了半个小时,从一树叉上爬到另一枝上。
        10. Sloth ( like rust) consumes faster than labour wears: the used key is always bright.
          懒惰(像铁锈)比劳动消耗得更快:使用中的钥匙总是发亮的。
        11. These are desire, anger, delusion, greed, envy and sloth.
          这是欲望,愤怒,妄想,贪婪,嫉妒和懒惰。
        12. A large extinct ground sloth.
          已经灭绝的大型地面生活的树懒。
        13. Until lately, you led a life of innocent sloth.
          直到最近,你过的还都是不问世事的懒散生活。
        14. Sloth bears also have relatively large canine teeth which appear to be more functional for fighting than for foraging.
          懒熊也有相对较大的犬齿,这些牙齿看上去格斗功能强于觅食功能。
        15. Sloth, wrath, pride, lust.
          懒惰、愤怒、骄傲、淫欲。
        16. Others will surpass your expectations only of their envy and sloth.
          另外还有些人的嫉妒和懒惰会超出你的想象。
        17. Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues.
          懒惰又沉默,傻人当美德。
        18. You could tolerate some sloth too, knowing that most units have a low resource cost.
          由于大多数单位只需要比较低的资源需求,所以你也能够忍受一些懒惰带来的影响。
        19. Humbert would have to overcome her habitual sloth and write to miss phalen's sister.
          亨伯特太太将不得不克服一下她惯有的懒惰积习而给费伦小姐的妹妹写封信。
        20. From exertion come wisdom and purity; from sloth ignorance and sensuality.
          智慧和纯洁来之于力行,从懒惰中却出现了无知和淫欲。
        21. Moderation is the languor and sloth of the soul, Ambition its activity and heat.
          节制是灵魂的无力和懒散,而野心却是灵魂的活跃和动力。
        22. His sloth keeps him from taking part in sports.
          他因懒散而不参加体育运动。
        23. He has kept sloth out.
          他已经克服了懒惰。
        24. A sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot.
          每只前掌上有三个长爪的树懒。
        25. The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.
          大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。
        26. I see the sloth.
          我看见树懒了!
        27. A decade ago, I was a chronic sloth with my mail.
          十年前,我是个彻里彻外的懒人,邮件不拖到末了不会发出去的。
        28. By mid-afternoon Sunday I'm usually overcome by sloth and spend the rest of the day in bed.
          到了星期日下午三点钟光景,我通常浑身发懒,这一天余下的时间都在床上度过。
        29. My life philosophy can't produce a ground of opportunity by sloth for person.
          我的人生哲学是不能给人以惰性产生地机会。

        英英释义

        noun

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

            Synonym:    lazinessacedia

          1. any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America

              Synonym:    tree sloth

            1. a disinclination to work or exert yourself

                Synonym:    slothfulness