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sloth n.树獭；懒惰 (1) 树獭生活在树上而且行动缓慢。(2) 人性的弱点之一是懒惰。 Slug also doubles as the name of an animal and a term for someone who is lazy, slow or lethargic. But with slug, the animal name probably morphed into the human application, whereas sloth has meant "lazy person" or "laziness" for a long time. In the Catholic Church sloth was categorized as one of the seven deadly sins.

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英 [sləʊθ] 美 [sloʊθ] (1) Sloths live in trees and move very slowly.(2) Sloth is one of human being's weaknesses. If you lounge around in your bathrobe watching TV and ordering out for pizza, you'll get called a sloth. A sloth is actually a slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal, but it has become a synonym for 'lazybones.' 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]懒惰，怠惰(尤指工作方面) Sloth is laziness, especially with regard to work.   [FORMAL 正式]He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.他承认自己缺乏动力，总想犯懒。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]树懒(见于中美洲和南美洲) A sloth is an animal from Central and South America. Sloths live in trees and move very slowly.

英语单词	sloth
英美音标	英 [sləʊθ] 美 [sloʊθ]
中文释义	n.树獭；懒惰
英语例句	(1) Sloths live in trees and move very slowly. (2) Sloth is one of human being's weaknesses.
中文例句	(1) 树獭生活在树上而且行动缓慢。 (2) 人性的弱点之一是懒惰。
vocabulary简明	If you lounge around in your bathrobe watching TV and ordering out for pizza, you'll get called a sloth. A sloth is actually a slow-moving, tree-dwelling mammal, but it has become a synonym for 'lazybones.'
vocabulary扩展	Slug also doubles as the name of an animal and a term for someone who is lazy, slow or lethargic. But with slug, the animal name probably morphed into the human application, whereas sloth has meant "lazy person" or "laziness" for a long time. In the Catholic Church sloth was categorized as one of the seven deadly sins.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]懒惰，怠惰(尤指工作方面) Sloth is laziness, especially with regard to work. [FORMAL 正式] He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth. 他承认自己缺乏动力，总想犯懒。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]树懒(见于中美洲和南美洲) A sloth is an animal from Central and South America. Sloths live in trees and move very slowly.

Sloth Animal Live Trees Move Slowly Human 英