sloth

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sloth /sləʊθ $ sloʊθ/ noun  1. [countable]HBA an animal in Central and South America that moves very slowly, has grey fur, and lives in trees 树懒2. [uncountable] formalLAZY laziness 懒惰，懒散

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sloth• I have to tell the right hon. Gentleman that indolence, sloth and complacency are not enough.• I suggest to him that he should overcome his natural sloth and complacency.• It is not sloth that prevents me from doing my duty, being a grown-up and throwing out the tree.• Workers could be punished for incompetence or sloth.• The rest, as automatically, were punished for their incompetence or sloth.• To intense, hardworking young Taylor, the practice could scarcely have seemed like anything but the most shameless sloth.Origin sloth (1100-1200) slow

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sloth /sləʊθ $ sloʊθ/ noun1. [countable] an animal in Central and South America that moves very slowly, has grey fur, and lives in trees
2. [uncountable] formal laziness

slothBrE /sləʊθ/ 🔊NAmE /sloʊθ/ 🔊 noun [countable] an animal that lives in trees in tropical parts of America and moves very slowly 树懒（美洲热带动物，行动缓慢） [uncountable] (formal) the bad habit of being lazy and unwilling to work 懒散；怠惰