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sloth

/sləʊθ/

翻译: 名词,指一种生活在中南美洲的树栖哺乳动物,行动缓慢;也指懒散、不愿工作或努力的状态,还可拟人化为七宗罪之一。

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词语关系

noun

/sləʊθ/B2formal
  • zh名词,指一种生活在中南美洲的树栖哺乳动物,行动缓慢;也指懒散、不愿工作或努力的状态,还可拟人化为七宗罪之一。

A noun referring to either a slow-moving arboreal mammal found in Central and South America, or a disinclination to work or exert oneself, also personified as one of the seven deadly sins.

  1. LazinessB2formal

    A disinclination to work or exert yourself; habitual idleness.

    zh懒惰

    • His sloth prevented him from finishing the project on time.
    • She overcame her sloth and started exercising daily.
    • The manager criticized the team's sloth and lack of productivity.

    同义词apathyidlenessindolencelanguorlazinessshiftlessnesssluggishnesstorpor

    反义词assiduitydiligenceindustriousnessindustry

  2. AnimalA2formal

    Any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits.

    zh树懒

    • The sloth moved slowly through the rainforest canopy.
    • We saw a three-toed sloth at the zoo.
    • Sloths sleep for up to 15 hours a day.
  3. C1formal

    Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue, personified as one of the seven deadly sins.

    zh怠惰

    • In medieval theology, sloth is considered a sin against God's love.
    • The priest warned against the dangers of spiritual sloth.
    • Dante's Inferno punishes the slothful in the fifth circle of Hell.

    同义词acediaapathyidlenessindolencelazinesstorpor

    反义词diligencefervorzeal

词形
  • sloths plural form
  • sloths' possessive plural form
  • sloth's possessive singular form
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