lazy

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la·zy /ˈleɪzi/ S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp lazier, superlativesupl laziest)

1 LAZYnot liking work and physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything 懒惰的，不努力的

the laziest boy in the class

班上最懒的男孩

He felt too lazy to get out of bed.

他懒得都不想起床。

2 RESTa lazy period of time is spent doing nothing except relaxing 〔一段时间〕懒洋洋度过的 OPP busy

We spent lazy days relaxing on the beach.

我们在海滩上放松休息，过着慵懒惬意的日子。

—lazily adverbadv

—laziness noun [uncountableU]

n THESAURUS

lazy 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 landowner

shiftless lazy and having no ambition to succeed or do anything useful with your life

her shiftless husband

work-shy British EnglishBrE 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!’

Examples from the Corpus

lazy• Marian didn't do well at school. She was intelligent, but very lazy.• We spent a lazy afternoon at the beach.• a lazy afternoon• The lazy days of summer are finally here.• a lazy river• Get up, you lazy thing! It's nearly lunchtime.• He's too lazy to cook himself dinner.

Origin lazy

(1500-1600) Perhaps from Middle Low German lasich “weak”

la·zy adjectiveadj →n THESAURUS1

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