lơ là

Anh ấy lơ là trong giờ học.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Negligent / Inattentive: Describes a state of being careless, not paying proper attention, or showing a lack of due care towards a task or responsibility.
   • Indifferent / Uninterested: Describes a lack of interest, concern, or emotional engagement towards someone or something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy trở nên lơ là với việc học. (He became negligent in his studies.)
  • Đừng lơ là nhiệm vụ được giao. (Do not be inattentive to your assigned duties.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy bạn mình đang lơ là cô. (She feels her friend is becoming indifferent towards her.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a gradual or passive decline in attention or care, rather than a single deliberate act of neglect.
• It can describe an attitude that leads to negative consequences, such as mistakes or damaged relationships.

Variants and Related Words

• Lơ đãng (adj): Absent-minded, distracted (often by thoughts, not necessarily by lack of care).
  • Cô ấy nhìn ra cửa sổ với vẻ mặt lơ đãng. (She looked out the window with an absent-minded expression.)

Synonyms

• Negligent: Failing to take proper care.
• Inattentive: Not paying attention.
• Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.
• Remiss: Lacking care or attention to duty.

Related Idioms

• Lơ là lơ lửng: To be half-hearted, neither fully engaged nor completely detached; to do something in a perfunctory or distracted manner.
  • Làm việc gì cũng phải tập trung, đừng lơ là lơ lửng. (Whatever you do, you must concentrate; don't do it in a half-hearted way.)