sloth

sloth
[sləʊθ]
noun
  1. [mass noun]reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness
    不愿工作(或努力);懒惰
    he should overcome his natural sloth and complacency.
    他应当克服自己天性中的懒惰和自满。
  2. a slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws
    树懒
  3. Families Bradypodidae (three species of three-toed sloth in genus Bradypus) and Megalonychidae (two species of two-toed sloth in genus Choloepus), order Xenarthra (or Edentata)
    树懒科(三趾树懒属下有3种)和安德列斯贫齿兽科(二趾树懒属下有2种),贫齿目
语源
  1. Old English: from slow + -th
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