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单词 lethargic
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Definition of lethargic in English:

lethargic

adjective lɪˈθɑːdʒɪkləˈθɑrdʒɪk
  • Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.

    无精打采的,懒散乏力的

    I felt tired and a little lethargic

    我觉得累,有点儿无精打采。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He had pneumonia and diarrhoea and was severely anaemic and lethargic.
    • I breeze through the Pilates class, where everybody else was tired and lethargic.
    • I got very sick and I had inflammation of the brain, and I was very lethargic.
    • Over the previous two days he had been feeling increasingly tired, lethargic, polyuric, and thirsty.
    • If the cat is lethargic and his coat is dull and unhealthy looking, this too may be a sign.
    • Is he shaking with rigors, is he awake and alert and comfortable, or is he lethargic?
    • If you are confused, lethargic, or have a fever, someone should take you to the hospital.
    • Her health was poor, although stable, until the morning of admission, when she became disoriented and lethargic.
    • Mrs Lewis said she had felt unwell, lethargic, irritable and overweight for many years.
    • Furthermore, filling up on fatty foods like bacon or cheese makes you tired, lethargic and apathetic.
    • Most claimed to be fully adherent only on occasions when they felt lethargic or unwell.
    • However, presentations where a patient is hypo-alert and lethargic may go unrecognised.
    • They looked tired and lethargic with absolutely none of the sparkle we have associated with them in the past.
    • While such a form of epilepsy would not feature seizures, the condition can be seen in lethargic children.
    • The boy was lethargic and confused but seemed to recognise his mother.
    • Its rulers could not have been that lethargic, or its diplomacy so tortuous, for it to have survived for such a long period.
    • As a result, many seemed lethargic and sluggish when it came to taking the game to Brazil in the second half.
    • All of us were suffering from headaches, feeling nauseated and very lethargic.
    • If we are too relaxed, we become lethargic, wasteful and languid.
    • After seemingly endless weeks of constant commotion, they appear listless and lethargic.
    Synonyms
    sluggish, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, lifeless, dull
    languid, listless, lazy, idle, indolent, shiftless, slothful, phlegmatic, apathetic, passive, weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated, somnolent, narcotic

Derivatives

  • lethargically

  • adverblɪˈθɑːdʒɪk(ə)liləˈθɑrdʒək(ə)li
    • By September, fat with worms and snail meat, they ambled lethargically towards hibernation, miraculously slowing down their metabolism to lie curled up in suspended animation, surviving for weeks with neither food nor drink.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After she told her mother that she had a lot of homework to finish (which was a lie, she hardly had any after reading in the coffee shop) she climbed up the stairs lethargically.
      • I set the pancakes on my dresser and gathered up the blankets I'd laid out for Nell, lethargically deciding that I had no choice but to sleep on my windowsill.
      • The hangings lazily moved into the classroom whenever there was a bit of breeze that broke the still, tepid air of the afternoon, and lethargically straightened themselves out again once it had passed.
      • The anguish was laced with embarrassment that Portugal, hosting its first major tournament, could mark the occasion by playing so lethargically, both creatively and physically, in the opener.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek lēthargikos, from lēthargos 'forgetful'.

Rhymes

Tajik

Definition of lethargic in US English:

lethargic

adjectiveləˈθɑrdʒɪkləˈTHärjik
  • Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.

    无精打采的,懒散乏力的

    I felt tired and a little lethargic

    我觉得累,有点儿无精打采。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its rulers could not have been that lethargic, or its diplomacy so tortuous, for it to have survived for such a long period.
    • If you are confused, lethargic, or have a fever, someone should take you to the hospital.
    • However, presentations where a patient is hypo-alert and lethargic may go unrecognised.
    • While such a form of epilepsy would not feature seizures, the condition can be seen in lethargic children.
    • If the cat is lethargic and his coat is dull and unhealthy looking, this too may be a sign.
    • Most claimed to be fully adherent only on occasions when they felt lethargic or unwell.
    • I got very sick and I had inflammation of the brain, and I was very lethargic.
    • Over the previous two days he had been feeling increasingly tired, lethargic, polyuric, and thirsty.
    • I breeze through the Pilates class, where everybody else was tired and lethargic.
    • Mrs Lewis said she had felt unwell, lethargic, irritable and overweight for many years.
    • The boy was lethargic and confused but seemed to recognise his mother.
    • If we are too relaxed, we become lethargic, wasteful and languid.
    • All of us were suffering from headaches, feeling nauseated and very lethargic.
    • As a result, many seemed lethargic and sluggish when it came to taking the game to Brazil in the second half.
    • He had pneumonia and diarrhoea and was severely anaemic and lethargic.
    • Furthermore, filling up on fatty foods like bacon or cheese makes you tired, lethargic and apathetic.
    • Is he shaking with rigors, is he awake and alert and comfortable, or is he lethargic?
    • After seemingly endless weeks of constant commotion, they appear listless and lethargic.
    • They looked tired and lethargic with absolutely none of the sparkle we have associated with them in the past.
    • Her health was poor, although stable, until the morning of admission, when she became disoriented and lethargic.
    Synonyms
    sluggish, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, lifeless, dull

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek lēthargikos, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’.

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