list作为动词本身有“列举”的意思,再加上个表示较少的“less”词尾,不就是“无精打采的连个例子都举不出来了嘛”!
listless
adj. 倦怠的;懈怠的;懒散的;萎靡不振;颓丧的;无精打采的;百无聊赖的;没有活力的; 懒洋洋的;不热情的;冷淡的;冷漠的
【En】
feeling tired and not interested in things.
感觉很累,对事情不感兴趣。
someone who is listless has no energy or enthusiasm.
无精打采的人,没有精力或热情。
lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic.
缺乏精力或不愿努力的;昏昏欲睡。
having no energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do anything needing effort.
没有精力和热情,不愿意做任何需要努力的事情。
● The heat was making me listless.
炎热的天气使我无精打采。
● He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat much.
他无精打采,脸色苍白,食欲不振。
● Usually, you would just sit listlessly, too hot to do anything else.
通常情况下,你只是无精打采地坐着,热得什么都做不了。
● Amy was distressed by Helen's listlessness.
海伦无精打采的样子,这让埃米很忧虑。
【Scenario Example 场景示例】
● Heat makes people listless.
天热得让人直打蔫儿。
● She looked washed out and listless.
她看上去精疲力竭而且情绪低落。
● The markets have been listless since August.
自8月份以来,市场一直萎靡不振。
● Her performance was dull and listless.
她的表演枯燥沉闷得让人昏昏欲睡。
● He's seemed listless and a little depressed ever since he got his exam results.
自从得知自己的考试分数后他就一直无精打采,心情也有些低落。
● I always feel rather listless on hot summer days.
每到炎热的夏天,我就有点儿懒洋洋的。
● So we go about our petty task, hardly aware of our listless attitude towards life.
因此我们一味地为琐事奔波,几乎意识不到我们对待生活的冷漠态度。
● Lady Blemley returned each time with an expression of listless depression.
布莱姆利太太每次回来都是垂头丧气的。
● He was too stupid, or of late had become too listless.
他人太笨,要不就是最近变得太懒散。
● They chatted all night long and were listless in class the next morning.
他们整夜都在聊天,第二天课上都无精打采的。
● The child looks a bit listless. I'm afraid he's not well.
这孩子看起来有点儿蔫儿。恐怕是病了。
● For a couple of hours they played a listless game of Scrabble in front of the fireplace.
他们在壁炉前无精打采地玩了几个小时的拼字游戏。
● The illness left her feeling listless and depressed.
那场病使她感到虚弱无力,提不起精神。
● A hot, sticky day makes a person listless.
又热又粘的天气使人觉得身上有气无力。
● Tim is listless on the job and keeps making dumb mistakes.
蒂姆在工作上无精打采,老是犯愚蠢的错误。
出处:见配图水印