Sloth



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.懒惰; 树懒 ( 一种动物)
• ［英］ n.懒惰 ( indolence) ;
• ［类］ 反义词: industry ( 勤奋)
• ［例］ overcome one's habitual sloth

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural sloths)

• Etymology: Middle English slouthe, from slow slow
• Date: 12th century
• 1.
  • a. disinclination to action or labor ; indolence
  • b. spiritual apathy and inactivity <the deadly sin of sloth>
• 2. any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits — compare three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth

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