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khipsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khib'siw [[...]][i#] [p.]

absorption, suction, absorb, suck in

吸收

• khipsiw syn tieseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khib'siw syn tix'seg [[...]][i#] [p.]
  assimilate new knowledge
  吸收新知識

lafnsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larn'sy [[...]][i#] [p.]

lazy, indolent, lazy-bones, sluggard

懶惰,懶洋洋

• Y cyn lafnsy, boeq ciah m zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn larn'sy, boeq ciah m zøx.; Y cyn larn'sy, bøeq ciah m zøx/zøex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a lazybones, wants to eat but does not work.
  他很懶惰,要吃不做。

• Y e hiahnih lafnsy, lofngsi sinthea larm sor tix ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y e hiaq'nih larn'sy, lorng'si syn'thea larm sor tix ee.; Y øe hiaq'nih larn'sy, lorng'si syn'thea larm sor tix ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is so sluggish because of his weak condition.
  他會那麼懶洋洋的,是因身體弱所致。

tiesyn suxgoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'syn su'goa [[...]][i#] [p.]

stay away from an affair, keep out of it

置身事外

tiesyn toxgoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'syn to'goa [[...]][i#] [p.]

keep oneself from getting involved, be indifferent

置身度外

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