laziness
noun[U]
uk/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/us/ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/B2
thequalityof not beingwillingtoworkor use anyeffort:
懒惰I could go to thegym- it's just laziness thatstopsme.我可以去健身房，只是因为懒惰而没有去。
Theproblemhas beencausedby laziness on thepartofmanagement.这个问题是由于管理层的懒惰造成的。
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lazy
- Shefeelsthat havingcomputersinschoolsencourageslaziness amongstudents.
- Heaccusedthem ofintellectuallaziness.
- She didn'tfinishthetaskout ofpurelaziness.
Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idleidiom
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watcher
- indolent
- indolently
- layabout
- lazily
- lazy
- lie
- shiftless
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- time-serving
- unambitious
- vegetable
- work-shy