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noun
一. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonym: lazinessacedia
二. any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America
they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
Synonym: tree sloth
三. a disinclination to work or exert yourself
Synonym: slothfulness
一. 懒惰，怠惰(尤指工作方面)
Sloth is laziness, especially with regard to work.
e.g. He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.
他承认自己缺乏动力，总想犯懒。
二. 树懒(见于中美洲和南美洲)
A sloth is an animal from Central and South America. Sloths live in trees and move very slowly.
一. sloth的翻译
一. 树懒：例如位於加勒比海边(Caribbean)的Tortoguero龟岛国家公园内,交错复杂河道流经茂密的热带雨林,各种生物如树懒(Sloth),吼猴(howler monkey),大嘴鸟等在林中活跃.
二. 树獭：如果我们打算去了解欧洲古迹文物的话,那么,我们必须拿迄今仍存在的、被世界其他地区的野蛮种族所使用的原始工具和武器予以比较. 事实上,塔斯马尼亚人和南美洲土著居民之于文物工作者与袋鼠(Opossum)和树獭(Sloth)之于地质学家一样重要.
经典引文
There was a brief period..during which I got up in the early hours..but my habitual sloth soon prevailed.
出自：A. Guinness近义词
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