đâm lười
Definition
- Verb:
- To become lazy / to grow idle: Describes the process of developing a lazy or indolent attitude, often gradually or after a period of activity. It implies a shift into a state of laziness.
- To laze about / to loaf: To engage in lazy behavior, to spend time doing little or nothing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nghỉ hè quá lâu, nó đâm lười không muốn học lại. (On summer break for too long, he became lazy and didn't want to study again.)
- Công việc nhàn hạ khiến anh ấy đâm lười. (The undemanding job made him grow idle.)
- Đừng có ngồi đâm lườn cả ngày thế! (Don't just sit there lazing about all day like that!)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a nuance of criticism or negative judgment regarding the development of an unproductive habit or character trait.
Variants and Related Words
Lười (adj): lazy, indolent.
- Đứa trẻ đó rất lười. (That child is very lazy.)
Lười biếng (adj): lazy, slothful (stronger connotation).
- Thái độ lười biếng sẽ hủy hoại tương lai bạn. (A slothful attitude will ruin your future.)
Synonyms
- Become lazy: to start being unwilling to work or use energy.
- Slack off: to decrease one's effort or activity.
- Idle: to spend time doing nothing.
Related Idioms
- Ăn không ngồi rồi: to be idle and live off others; to live in idle luxury.
- Nó suốt ngày ăn không ngồi rồi, đâm lười ra. (He's idle all day, living off others, and has become lazy.)