assing
assing — 動詞
- assingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- assings3rd person singular
- assinging-ing form
- assingedpast simple
1. to do a task or activity in a very lazy, careless, or half-hearted way — for exa
敷衍；瞎搞
不用心、隨便應付地做
to do a task or activity in a very lazy, careless, or half-hearted way — for example, rushing through your homework without checking for mistakes, or wasting time instead of working.
Jin spent the whole afternoon assing around instead of studying for the exam.
Jin 整個下午都在瞎混，沒有認真準備考試。
collocation: ass around = waste time
Renata assed up her presentation by leaving out the most important data.
Renata 把報告搞得亂七八糟，最重要的數據全漏掉了。
phrasal verb: ass up = ruin through carelessness
Adaeze told her colleague to stop assing about and finish the monthly report.
Adaeze 叫同事別再混了，快把每月的報告完成。
Emre assed the repair job so badly the kitchen sink leaked again the next day.
Emre 修理的功夫太馬虎，廚房水龍頭隔天又漏水了。
Stephanie assed through the training course and barely passed the final test.
Stephanie 隨便應付完培訓課程，期末考試低空飛過。
- botch
stronger focus on ruining the task through poor work
- mess around
similar register but broader — can mean simply playing rather than working carelessly
- slack off
emphasises avoiding effort rather than doing a poor job
- skimp on
more neutral register; focuses on not spending enough time or resources
- take seriously
opposite attitude toward the task
- do carefully
opposite manner of working
文法句型
ass around/about (intransitive)
ass + noun up
ass through + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with the particles 'around' or 'about' (intransitive, meaning to waste time) or 'up' (transitive, meaning to ruin something through carelessness). Avoid using in formal or professional writing.
常見錯誤
assing — 形容詞
- assingpositive
- more assingcomparative
- most assingsuperlative
1. describes work or behaviour that is done very carelessly, without effort or atte
馬虎的
不用心、隨便應付的
describes work or behaviour that is done very carelessly, without effort or attention to quality — for example, a report full of mistakes because the writer rushed through it.
Sivan did an assing job on the paintwork, leaving messy streaks across the wall.
Sivan 油漆的工作做得非常馬虎，牆上到處是一道道的痕跡。
attributive: assing + noun (job)
Nadia gave an assing performance at the audition and did not get the part.
Nadia 在試鏡時的表現很敷衍，最後沒有得到那個角色。
Beatrix thought her report was too assing to show to the senior manager.
Beatrix 覺得自己的報告太馬虎了，不敢拿給高階主管看。
Tara was unhappy about the assing way the shelves were installed.
Tara 對於那些架子安裝的隨便方式感到很不滿意。
Joaquín refused to pay for the assing work the contractor had done.
Joaquín 拒絕為承包商做的粗劣工作付款。
- shoddy
similar meaning but less informal; more common in describing poor quality goods
- sloppy
similar register; emphasises messiness rather than lack of effort
- half-baked
figurative, suggesting the work was not thought through or finished
文法句型
an assing + noun
be assing