LAZY1 lazy2 a lazy person3 to behave in a lazy wayRELATED WORDSoppositeWORK HARDsee alsoCARELESS1 lazy 懒惰的lazy /ˈleɪzi/ [adjective]someone who islazy does not like work or physical activity, and tries to avoid it 懒惰的 Marian didn't do well at school. She was intelligent, but very lazy. 玛丽安学习不好。她很聪明，但是很懒。 Get up, you lazy thing! It's nearly lunchtime. 起床吧，你这个懒东西！快要吃午饭了。a lazy day/week etca time when you relax and do not work hard 懒洋洋的一天/一周等 We spent a lazy afternoon at the beach. 我们在沙滩上懒洋洋地过了一个下午。 The lazy days of summer are finally here. 懒洋洋的夏天终于到了。laziness [uncountable noun]being lazy 懒惰 His bad exam results were due to laziness and nothing else. 他考得不好就是因为懒惰，没有其他原因。 Mark thinks that the welfare system encourages laziness. 马克认为福利制度助长人的惰性。lazily [adverb] It was great to spend my day off lying lazily by the swimming pool. 懒洋洋地在游泳池边躺上一天真是妙不可言。idle /ˈaɪdl/ [adjective]someone who is idle is lazy and does not do enough work -- used to show strong disapproval 懒散的〔用于表示强烈的不满〕 Wake up that idle young brother of yours and tell him it's time for school! 叫醒你的懒弟弟，告诉他该上学了！the idle richrich people who do not have to work to earn money 不用工作的富人 Painting is a favorite hobby of the idle rich. 画画是有钱的闲人最喜欢的爱好。bone idleBritishvery lazy 【英】极懒的 That husband of hers is bone idle. No wonder the house is such a mess. 她那个丈夫懒到家了，怪不得家里乱七八糟的。idleness [uncountable noun] Her third son chose to live at home in idleness rather than follow a profession. 她的第三个儿子宁可在家闲着，也不去从事个什么职业。can't be bothered/couldn't be bothered /ˌkɑːnt biː ˈbɒðəʳd, ˌkʊdnt biː ˈbɒðəʳdǁˌkænt biː ˈbɑː-/ [verb phrase]British spokenif you say that youcan't be bothered to do something, you mean that you have decided not to do it because it is not interesting to you and you are feeling too lazy 【英口】不想费神，不愿意 When I asked her to help me she said that she couldn't be bothered. 我叫她帮我一下，她说她可不想费这个神。can't be bothered to do something My hairdresser says I should use a hairdryer to dry my hair, but I can't be bothered to do it every day. 我的发型师说我应该用电吹风吹干头发，可我不愿意每天都这么麻烦。 They complain so much about the government, but they can't be bothered to vote. 他们对政府怨言很多，却又不愿意投票选举。2 a lazy person 懒惰的人lazybones /ˈleɪzibəʊnz/ [singular noun]spoken informala lazy person - use this especially when talking to someone that you like 【口，非正式】懒骨头〔尤用于对喜爱的人说话时〕 Hey, lazybones, how long are you planning on staying in bed? 嗨，懒骨头，你打算在床上待多久？couch potato /ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ/ [countable noun]informalsomeone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television 【非正式】老泡在沙发上看电视的人，“沙发马铃薯” ‘I was a complete couch potato,’ Lewis said, ‘I didn't even like walking to the store.’ “我是个十足的沙发马铃薯。”刘易斯说，“我甚至走去商店都不愿意。” Mitchell is a self-described ‘couch potato’. 米切尔自称是“沙发马铃薯”layabout /ˈleɪəbaʊt/ [countable noun]British informala lazy person who avoids work or responsibility 【英，非正式】游手好闲的人；不务正业的人；懒人 How did you get mixed up with that layabout? 你怎么跟那个懒鬼混在一起呢？ a bunch of hopeless layabouts 一群无可救药的游手好闲之徒skiver /ˈskaɪvəʳ/ [countable noun]British informalsomeone who is lazy and does not go to school, work etc 【英，非正式】逃避上学〔劳动〕的人，偷懒的人 I always thought Clive was a bit of a skiver. 我总觉得克莱夫是个很懒惰的人。3 to behave in a lazy way 行为懒惰sit/lounge/laze around /ˌsɪt, ˌlaʊndʒ, ˌleɪz əˈraʊnd/ [intransitive phrasal verb]informalto spend time sitting and relaxing and not doing any work 【非正式】懒洋洋地打发日子 We lazed around on the beach most of the day. 这天我们大部分时间就懒洋洋地在沙滩上度过。 Why not finish your homework, instead of just sitting around doing nothing? 不要光坐着无所事事，为什么不去把功课做完呢？ It's a perfect place to lounge around -- hot sunshine and free drinks. 这是个休闲的好地方—炽热的阳光、免费的饮料。shirk /ʃɜːʳk/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to deliberately avoid your work or your responsibilities because you are lazy, in a way that makes people not have respect for you 〔因懒惰〕逃避〔工作、责任等〕 We don't want anyone shirking round here -- everyone is expected to earn their pay. 我们不希望这里有人偷懒，每个人都应该拿一份工资出一份力。shirk your duties/responsibilities Our father never shirked his responsibilities. 我们的父亲从来不逃避责任。 John doesn't want to go to war, but he won't shirk his duty. 约翰不想上战场，但是他不会逃避责任。shirker [countable noun] It's amazing he hasn't been fired -- everyone knows what a shirker he is. 他没被解雇真是个奇迹，大家都知道他很偷懒。not lift a finger /nɒt ˌlɪft ə ˈfɪŋgəʳ/ [verb phrase]informalto not help someone at all with work that must be done, such as cooking and cleaning, with the result that they have to do it all on their own 【非正式】不抬一根手指，一点也不肯帮忙 Tim doesn't lift a finger when it comes to housework. 蒂姆从不帮忙做家务事。not lift a finger to help We spent the day moving furniture, but Sara didn't lift a finger to help. 我们一天都在搬家具，而萨拉连手指都没抬一下。
