sluggard
sluggard — noun
- sluggardsingular
- sluggardsplural
1. a person who habitually avoids work or effort, choosing to be idle rather than a
a person who habitually avoids work or effort, choosing to be idle rather than active
After Femi missed three deadlines, his boss warned him that no company keeps a sluggard on the payroll.
prepositional phrase: on the payroll
A fable tells of a sluggard who lost his land by refusing to plant crops.
relative clause: a sluggard who ...
Staying in bed until noon every day will make people call you a sluggard.
Lin's grandmother called him a sluggard when he napped instead of sweeping the floor.
The captain called the young sailor a sluggard after he refused to raise the sails.
- hard worker
describes someone who puts consistent effort into work
- diligent person
someone who works carefully and persistently
用法筆記
An old-fashioned word found mainly in literature and moral tales rather than modern conversation. Carries a strong tone of disapproval.
sluggard — adjective
- sluggardpositive
- more sluggardcomparative
- most sluggardsuperlative
1. characterised by a habitual unwillingness to work or make an effort; lazily avoi
characterised by a habitual unwillingness to work or make an effort; lazily avoiding any physical or mental activity
The manager sent a formal warning about the sluggard attitude in sales after staff stopped following up on customer calls.
collocation: sluggard attitude
After lounging in bed until noon for weeks, Hiro's sluggard habits finally pushed him to start exercising.
attributive use: sluggard + noun (habits)
Roya's sluggard pace frustrated the hiking group, who paused every few minutes to wait.
The critic slammed the novel's sluggard pace, saying the plot went nowhere for over a hundred pages.
- industrious
formal, describing someone who works hard and steadily
- diligent
careful and persistent in work or effort
用法筆記
Much less common than the noun form. When used, it almost always modifies a noun describing behaviour, pace, attitude, or output.