| 单词 | slothful |
| 释义 | slothful (once / 5713 pages) adj To be slothful is to be lazy. When you're slothful, you don't want to do any work. You just want to lie around, eat bonbons, and maybe doze off a little. If you've ever seen the sloth — a slow-moving mammal — you won't be surprised that anyone slothful has a bad work ethic. When you're slothful, you don't feel like doing much of anything. Slothful people tend to sleep too much and lie around on the couch. Being slothful at work could get you fired, and slothful students won't do well at school. The furry kind of sloth is slow due to its nature, but a slothful person should get a move on! WORD FAMILYslothful: slothfully, slothfulness+/sloth: slothful, sloths USAGE EXAMPLESAnyway, what Elliott has proposed is largely consistent with what Samsung said it would do, though it is doing so at a slothful pace. Wall Street Journal(Oct 06, 2016) The slothful, the sickly or the socially inept can now order groceries with their cellphones. The Guardian(Sep 19, 2016) Even his good friend, the notoriously slothful Adam Sandler, has stretched his ability on numerous occasions. The Guardian(Sep 19, 2016) adj disinclined to work or exertion slothful employees Syn faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, work-shy idle not in action or at work |
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