lazy

常用用法

這兩個詞的共同意思是“懶散的”。其區(qū)別是：
lazy指人的性情貪閑偷懶,松懈拖沓,在工作或?qū)W習(xí)上不勤奮或根本厭惡努力向上,一般用作貶義詞;idle多指人由于客觀原因而一時無事可做或物閑置他處,一般不含貶義,有時也指懶惰,但不如lazy常用。例如:
In that country many workers were unemployed and forced to remain idle.在那個國家有許多工人失業(yè),被迫閑混。
He is a lazy fellow.Don't expect him to finish the work in time.他是個懶蛋,別指望他按時完成工作。