Word · Frequency #20100
listless
无精打采的；委靡的
lacking zest or vivacity
- 1.
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
缺乏活力、热情或生气
- 2.
lacking zest or vivacity
缺乏热情或活力
- 3.
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
情绪低落；毫无热情
缺乏活力、热情或生气；缺乏热情或活力；情绪低落；毫无热情；倦怠的；无精打采的
In use
After the long flight, she felt listless and just wanted to rest.
The hot weather made the children listless, so we planned quiet activities.
He was listless during the meeting, barely responding to questions.
he was listless and bored
reacted to the crisis with listless resignation
be listless
She was listless all day.
她整天无精打采。
feel listless
I feel listless and tired.
Connections
Collocations
- feel listless
- 感到无精打采
- I felt listless all day after a bad night's sleep.一夜没睡好后，我一整天都感到无精打采。
- grow listless
- 变得萎靡不振
- The children grew listless during the long car ride.长途乘车时，孩子们变得无精打采。
- listless child
- 无精打采的孩子
- The listless child had no interest in playing.这个无精打采的孩子对玩耍毫无兴趣。
- listless performance
- 毫无生气的表现
- The team's listless performance disappointed the fans.球队毫无生气的表现让球迷们失望。
Synonyms
- lethargic
- 昏昏欲睡的，倦怠的 · 侧重身体困倦、反应迟缓，常由疲劳或疾病引起；listless 还可表示情绪低落，而 lethargic 不强调情绪。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：list（清单）+ less（没有），累到连清单都懒得列，无精打采。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical report、literary narrative、formal written description listless 是较正式/书面的用词，通常多用于文学作品、医疗描述或正式报告；日常口语中较少说 listless，更常说 tired、no energy 等口语化表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 listless /ˈlɪstləs/ 完全押韵的常用词很少。list /lɪst/ 与它的第一个音节读音相同；hopeless、restless 中的后缀 -less 都读 /ləs/，但重读元音不同，所以不押韵。注意：listen /ˈlɪsən/ 和 whistle /ˈwɪsəl/ 中的 t 不发音，而 listless 的 t 要发音；单独的 less 读 /les/，作为后缀常弱读为 /ləs/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.