英语词汇“lazy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

While lazy actually means being averse to work or avoiding it, it can also be used to describe something slow-moving or unenergetic, like when you stroll down the garden path with a lazy gait, not in a hurry to get anywhere.

The adjective lazy is thought to come from the Low German lasich, meaning "idle or languid." You were offended at being called lazy, but you just didn't have the energy to defend yourself. After all, who doesn't enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon? Former President of Poland Lech Walesa once considered the benefits of being lazy when he said, “It's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things."

WORD FAMILY

lazy: lazier, laziest, lazily, laziness+/laziness: lazinesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

So is it everyone else who’s undereducated, lazy and undisciplined — or is she projecting?

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

In the final minute, Kennedy senior Jomaite Tavarez threw a lazy inbound pass and promptly received an audible chiding from Nelson.

Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016)

After he read Petersen’s letter, he decided he was lazy.

Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016)

1adj disinclined to work or exertion

too lazy to wash the dishes

Syn

faineant, indolent, otiose, slothful, work-shy
idle

not in action or at work

2adj moving slowly and gently

up a lazy river
lazy white clouds
at a lazy pace

Syn

slow

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

单词	lazy
释义	lazy (once / 328 pages) adj While lazy actually means being averse to work or avoiding it, it can also be used to describe something slow-moving or unenergetic, like when you stroll down the garden path with a lazy gait, not in a hurry to get anywhere. The adjective lazy is thought to come from the Low German lasich, meaning "idle or languid." You were offended at being called lazy, but you just didn't have the energy to defend yourself. After all, who doesn't enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon? Former President of Poland Lech Walesa once considered the benefits of being lazy when he said, “It's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things." WORD FAMILY lazy: lazier, laziest, lazily, laziness+/laziness: lazinesses USAGE EXAMPLES So is it everyone else who’s undereducated, lazy and undisciplined — or is she projecting? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In the final minute, Kennedy senior Jomaite Tavarez threw a lazy inbound pass and promptly received an audible chiding from Nelson. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) After he read Petersen’s letter, he decided he was lazy. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj disinclined to work or exertion too lazy to wash the dishes Syn faineant, indolent, otiose, slothful, work-shy idle not in action or at work 2adj moving slowly and gently up a lazy river lazy white clouds at a lazy pace Syn slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
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