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Lazy Work Effort ˈleɪzi Lazily Spent ˈleɪzinəs Laziest

The word "lazy" describes someone or something that avoids work or effort. This can refer to a person's disposition, a relaxed activity, or even slow movement.

English

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Collins
lazy ★★☆☆☆
/le͟ɪzi/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]懒惰的;懒散的 If someone is lazy, they do not want to work or make any effort to do anything.
  • Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down...

    懒惰兼无能的警官令公众失望。

  • I was too lazy to learn how to read music.

    我太懒,没有学识谱。

laziness
  • Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.

    现行雇佣法要变,要奖勤罚懒。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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.
  [ADJ n]
  • 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。

  • 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。

lazily
  • Liz went back into the kitchen, stretching lazily.

    莉兹伸着懒腰返回厨房。

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[ADJ 形容词]徐徐的;缓缓的 If you describe something as lazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently.
  [ADJ n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • ...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

  • ...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

lazily
  • The Salzach river threaded its way lazily between the old city and the new.

    萨尔察赫河在新城与旧城之间缓缓流过。


Oxford lazy / ˈleɪzi ; NAmE ˈleɪzi / adjective ( lazi·er , lazi·est ) 1 ( disapproving) unwilling to work or be active; doing as little as possible 不愿工作的;懒散的;懒惰的 SYN
idle
He was not stupid, just lazy. 他不笨,只是懒。 I was feeling too lazy to go out. 我当时懒得动,不愿意外出。
2 not involving much energy or activity; slow and relaxed 无精打采的;懒洋洋的 We spent a lazy day on the beach. 我们在海滩上懒洋洋地度过了一天。 3 ( disapproving) showing a lack of effort or care 没下工夫的;粗枝大叶的;马虎的 a lazy piece of work 粗制滥造的作品 4 ( literary) moving slowly 行进缓慢的;慢吞吞的 SYN
torpid
the lazy river 缓缓流淌的河水
lazi·ly / ; NAmE / adverb She woke up and stretched lazily. 她醒来伸了个懒腰。 lazi·ness / ˈleɪzinəs ; NAmE ˈleɪzinəs / noun [uncountable ] lazy lazier laziest
lazy / ˈleɪzi ; NAmE ˈleɪzi / lazi·ly / ; NAmE / lazi·ness / ˈleɪzinəs ; NAmE ˈleɪzinəs /
LDC
lazyla‧zy /ˈleɪzi/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative lazier, superlative laziest)
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1not liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything:  the laziest boy in the class He felt too lazy to get out of bed.2a lazy period of time is spent doing nothing except relaxing OPP  busy:  We spent lazy days relaxing on the beach.lazily adverblaziness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSlazy not liking work or physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything: · a lazy student· You make your own breakfast! Don't be so lazy!idle lazy and not doing enough work. Idle sounds rather formal and is becoming old-fashioned. In everyday English, people usually use lazy: · The beggars were too idle to look for work.· Her son was bone idle (=extremely lazy).indolent formal lazy and living a comfortable life: · He spent an indolent first year at Oxford.· the indolent son of a wealthy landownershiftless lazy and having no ambition to succeed or do anything useful with your life: · her shiftless husbandwork-shy British English lazy and trying to avoid any work: · He was work-shy, and no one could remember when he’d last held a job.slothful formal lazy and not liking physical activity: · Her advice to slothful Americans is: ‘Get out there and walk!’
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lazy

[ˈleɪzi]
级别:lazier, laziest
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懒惰的(85%),懒散的(15%)
adj.懒惰的;懒洋洋的;怠惰的;慢吞吞的
n.(Lazy)人名;(德)拉齐

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