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indolently

/in-dl-uhnt/US // ˈɪn dl ənt //UK // (ˈɪndələnt) //

默默地,默默无闻地,默默无闻,默默无闻的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
    • : Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign: an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.

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Examples

  • The other, calmer, lying down indolently, requires some little encouragement from his Auvergnoise attendant.

  • She found Margaret lying indolently in the hammock which was strung across the wide shaded verandah.

  • Her new beau then, carelessly seating himself by her side, indolently said: 'What a heat!

  • The broad stream was filled with boats, in which charmingly-dressed women indolently reclined on bright-hued cushions.

  • He was seated on the ground with his back to a tree, and Hurry stood near him indolently whittling a twig.