lazy

adjective

/ˈleɪzi/

(comparative lazier, superlative laziest)

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(disapproving) unwilling to work or be active; doing as little as possible不愿工作的；懒散的；懒惰的 synonym idle
- He was not stupid, just lazy.他不笨，只是懒。
- too lazy to do something I was feeling too lazy to go out.我当时懒得动，不愿意外出。
- He's just plain lazy.他就是太懒惰。
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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。
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- His smile was slow, almost lazy.他慢慢露出微笑，样子懒洋洋的。
- She smiled a lazy smile.她慵懒地笑了笑。
(disapproving) showing a lack of effort or care没下功夫的；粗枝大叶的；马虎的
- a lazy piece of work粗制滥造的作品
- Most of us are intellectually lazy about large areas of the world around us.对于身边的大千世界，我们大都懒得去思考。
- We thought we were winning, so we got lazy.我们觉得自己会赢，所以就懈怠下来了。
(literary) moving slowly行进缓慢的；慢吞吞的 synonym torpid
- the lazy river缓缓流淌的河水

Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps related to Low German lasich ‘languid, idle’.