After a long illness, she felt weak and listless.
经过长期患病，她感到虚弱和无精打采。
Which of the following is a synonym for the word “listless” as used in the sentence: “After a long day at the amusement park, the children were listless and ready for bed”?
C — Lethargic. “listless” means Adj. lacking energy; lethargic; apathetic
Feverish and weak, the ______ patient barely lifted his head off the pillow.
A — listless. “listless” means Adj. lacking energy; lethargic; apathetic
listless — Adj. lacking energy; lethargic; apathetic. In Chinese: 无精打采的；倦怠的.
listless is pronounced /ˈlɪstlɪs/. It breaks into 2 syllables: list · less.
After a long illness, she felt weak and listless. (经过长期患病，她感到虚弱和无精打采。)
lethargic, languid, spiritless — all close in meaning to listless (Adj. lacking energy; lethargic; apathetic).
Yes. listless appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
list (inclination, tendency) + -less (without) → lacking energy.