slothful

英 [ˈsləʊθfl]

美 [ˈsloʊθfl]

adj.  懒散的; 怠惰的

TOEFLIELTS

COCA.34516

牛津词典

adj.

• 懒散的；怠惰的
  lazy

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懒散的;怠惰的
  Someone who isslothfulis lazy and unwilling to make an effort to work.
  1. He was not slothful: he had been busy all night.
     他可不懒，昨晚他忙了整整一夜。

英英释义

adj

• disinclined to work or exertion
  1. faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
  2. an indolent hanger-on
  3. too lazy to wash the dishes
  4. shiftless idle youth
  5. slothful employees
  6. the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
  Synonym:faineantindolentlazyotiosework-shy

双语例句

• The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. Remember that no good will come of people who are lazy.
  殷勤人的手必掌权。懒惰的人必服苦。要记住懒惰的人是不会有好结果的。
• He was not slothful: he had been busy all night.
  他可不懒，昨晚他忙了整整一夜。
• The woman in the tent next to us seemed to spend half the day shouting at her two slothful adolescent sons.
  我们隔壁帐篷的那位妇人似乎有半天时间是冲她那两个年轻懒散的儿子喊叫的。
• And the bickering, slothful Congress seemed likely to pass some important legislation quickly.
  而平时众人眼里总是充斥着争吵和怠惰的议会也将迅速通过一些重要的立法。
• Can I think of dying, and standing before my God, and yet be slothful in my Master's service?
  当我想到死后站在上帝的面前时，仍然怠惰于服事主吗？
• The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
  殷勤人的手必掌权，懒惰人的手必作苦工。
• A life of slothful ease, a life of that peace which springs merely from lack either of desire or of power to strive after great things, is as little worthy of a nation as an individual.
  安逸的生活，平静的生活来源于缺少奋斗的欲望或能力，对于一个国家或者个人都是无意义的。
• Time runs against the slothful and those who neglect their rights.
  时间总是对那些懒汉和忽视自身权利者不利。
• They would do better to throw their millions into the sea than to use them to encourage the slothful and the drunken.
  他们要想用这笔钱来激励那些懒汉和醉鬼，还不如把钱扔到海里去。
• Those who work hard and smart are much better off than the incompetent and slothful, but not so much that they end up with virtually all the goodies.
  勤劳者、聪明者的生活会比无能者、懒惰者好，但不至于好到占有所有的商品。