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单词 lazy
释义
lazy
(lzi )
Word forms: lazier , laziest
1. adjective A2
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.
I was too lazy to learn how to read music. [+ to-infinitive]
Synonyms: idle, inactive, indolent, slack  
laziness uncountable noun B2
Current employment laws will be changed to reward effort and punish laziness.
Synonyms: idleness, negligence, inactivity, slowness  
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2
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.
Her latest novel is perfect for a lazy summer's afternoon reading.
We would have a lazy lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun.
Synonyms: lethargic, languorous, slow-moving, languid  
lazily (lzɪli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Liz went back into the kitchen, stretching lazily.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe something as lazy, you mean that it moves or flows slowly and gently. [literary]
...a valley of rolling farms spread out along a lazy river.
...the lazy, loose grace of the born athlete.
lazily adverb [ADVERB with verb]
The Salzach river threaded its way lazily between the old city and the new.
Collocations:
lazy day
They have both come out, though, so it looks like a lazy day for me!
The Sun
Maybe you're just having a lazy day and going with the flow.
The Sun
He was referring to his players having a premature lazy day, not the weather.
Times, Sunday Times
It was the perfect place for a lazy day in the sun.
The Sun
If they have a pizza on standby in the freezer for a lazy day, they'll be less tempted to spend a fortune getting one delivered.
The Sun
lazy habits
The brain gets into lazy habits, doing things the way it has always done things; puzzles force it to make new pathways.
Times, Sunday Times
The question may begin to vex us all as employers crack down on our lazy habits to make us more productive and less sickly.
Times, Sunday Times
Much easier to fall back into the lazy habits of opposition - first blame each other for the election defeat, then blame the voters.
Times, Sunday Times
Other lazy habits have been abolished or refreshed.
The Sun
But a few preconceptions and lazy habits of thinking were also corrected.
Times, Sunday Times
lazy lunch
Soon there will be a long, lazy lunch under the trees: local food, wonderfully cooked.
Times,Sunday Times
And you won't need much more than a sandwich after a long, lazy lunch (29) in the restaurant.
Times, Sunday Times
Go deeper into the garden, however, and there's plenty of quiet space under trees for a lazy lunch.
Times, Sunday Times
Sizzle your own souvlaki at the built-in barbecue by the pool and enjoy long, lazy lunches on the terrace.
Times,Sunday Times
It makes a beautiful dish for the summer, filling the kitchen with the scent of herbs and citrus, evoking long, lazy lunches in the sun.
Times, Sunday Times
lazy stereotype
In a medium awash with lazy stereotypes, it's original thinking that stands out.
Times, Sunday Times
It makes for bad art because it involves lazy stereotypes which don't ring true.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet even more casual and lazy stereotypes followed.
The Sun
I do think some lazy stereotypes have been employed.
Times,Sunday Times
While some may raise an eyebrow at the claim, the group's chief executive said that 'lazy stereotyping' of its 2.3 million volunteers ignored their crime-fighting abilities.
Times, Sunday Times
lazy weekend
Sounds like the perfect excuse for a lazy weekend to us - weather that's warm enough to sunbathe but too chilly to swim.
The Sun
It's amazing how good a lazy weekend meal with your nearest and dearest can make you feel, especially when it's this good for you.
Times, Sunday Times
There's nothing like a project to give purpose to a lazy weekend.
Times, Sunday Times
I serve these up with streaky bacon and pan-fried caramelised banana for the ultimate lazy weekend feast.
The Sun
The city's walls were built in the 5th century, and the medieval streets are perfect for a lazy weekend of shopping, eating and people-watching.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 懒惰的
Japanese: 怠惰な
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