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.
[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。
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[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; NAmEˈleɪzi/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; NAmEˈleɪzinəs/noun[uncountable ]lazylazierlaziestlazy/ˈleɪzi; NAmEˈleɪzi/lazi·ly/; NAmE/lazi·ness/ˈleɪzinəs; NAmEˈleɪzinəs/
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 relaxingOPP busy: We spent lazy days relaxing on the beach.—lazily adverb—laziness 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!’
WDF
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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