lazy
adjective
uk/ˈleɪ.zi/us/ˈleɪ.zi/A2disapproving
notwillingtoworkor use anyeffort:
懒的,懒惰的Managers hadcomplainedthat theworkerswere lazy andunreliable.经理们抱怨工人们懒惰而且不可靠。
Get out ofbed, you lazy thing!起床了,懒蛋!
He's too lazy towalktowork.他很懒,不愿走路上班。
not willing to work or use effort
- lazyHe's one of the laziest people I've ever met.
- indolentSome of my classmates are indolent in their health habits.
- slothfulTelevision and video games have bred a generation of slothful teens.
- work-shyUKI don't want your work-shy cousin living with us indefinitely!
- idleUKHe's an able student, just idle.
B2approving
slowandrelaxed:
悠闲的,舒缓的Wespenta lazydayon thebeachsunbathing.我们在沙滩上悠闲地晒了一天太阳。
- He's aclassicexampleof akidwho'scleverbut lazy.
- You were very lazy lastterm, but we'llstartagain with acleansheetthisterm.
- I'm not being lazy - I'm justconservingmyenergyforlater.
- Wespenta lazyafternoonfloatingdown theriver.
- She told him he was a lazygood-for-nothingand should get ajob.
Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idleidiom
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watcher
- indolent
- indolently
- layabout
- lazily
- laziness
- lie
- shiftless
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- time-serving
- unambitious
- vegetable
- work-shy
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