I don't want to make friends with indolent persons. 我不喜欢和懒惰的人交朋友。
indolent
[ adj ]
disinclined to work or exertion
<adj.all> faineant kings under whose rule the country languished an indolent hanger-on too lazy to wash the dishes shiftless idle youth slothful employees the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
<adj.all> an indolent ulcer leprosy is an indolent infectious disease
Indolent \In"do*lent\, a. [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See {Dolorous}.] 1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]
2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.
To waste long nights in indolent repose. --Pope.
3. (Med.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.
Syn: Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. See {Idle}.
The play is filled with themes and characters that show up in later works by Chekhov: an estate about to be lost, an indolent doctor (Sullivan Brown), other characters who suffer from unrequited love, or the sense of a wasted life.