indolence
noun[U]
literaryuk/ˈɪn.dəl.əns/us/ˈɪn.dəl.əns/thestateofshowingnorealinterestoreffort:
懒散;懒惰After asuddenburstofactivity, theteamlapsedback into indolence.在突然一阵活动之后,团队又陷入了懒散的状态。
Thepeoplefeeltrappedbetween the indolence andapathyof theauthoritiesandfearof thecriminals.人们感到被困于当局的懒惰和冷漠以及对犯罪分子的恐惧之间。
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indolent
- There is often anassumptionof indolence andcrimewhenpeoplethinkaboutpoverty.
- For most of them, theprincipalreasonsnot toswitchpartyarenostalgiaand indolence.
- Rather thanencouragingenterpriseandinitiative,socialismwas said tofostercorruptionand indolence.
Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idleidiom
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watcher
- indolently
- layabout
- lazily
- laziness
- lazy
- lie
- shiftless
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- time-serving
- unambitious
- vegetable
- work-shy