layabout

英 ['leɪəbaʊt] 美 ['leəbaʊt]
  • n. 懒汉；游荡的人
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中文词源

layabout 懒汉

比喻用法。

英文词源

layabout (n.)
"habitual loafer," 1932, from lay (v.) + about. One who "lays about" the house, etc.

双语例句

1. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He is a morose, work-shy layabout.
他是个整天垂头丧气、游手好闲的人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Her boyfriend is a good - for - nothing layabout.
她的男友是一个一无是处的懒汉.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He is a wretched idle layabout never done a day's work in his life.
他是一个讨厌的懒汉一辈子没干过一天活.

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