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。
—lazily adverbadv
—laziness noun [uncountableU]
n THESAURUSlazy not liking work or physical activity, or not making any effort to do anythinga 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 lazyThe beggars were too idle to look for work.
Her son was bone idle (=extremely lazy).
indolent formal lazy and living a comfortable lifeHe 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 lifeher shiftless husband
work-shy British EnglishBrE lazy and trying to avoid any workHe was work-shy, and no one could remember when he’d last held a job.
slothful formal lazy and not liking physical activityHer advice to slothful Americans is: ‘Get out there and walk!’