lousy
/ˈlaʊzi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlaʊzi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlau̇-zē/ (ame, mw)
lousy — 形容詞
- lousypositive
- lousiercomparative
- lousiestsuperlative
1. extremely bad in quality or standard — for example, food that tastes terrible, a
糟糕的
品質或水準極差
extremely bad in quality or standard — for example, food that tastes terrible, a service that is very slow and unfriendly, or a film that is boring and poorly made.
The hotel room had a lousy view of the parking lot and the bed was very uncomfortable.
那間旅館房間的景色糟透了，只能看到停車場，而且床也非常不舒服。
attributive use: lousy + noun
Sofia thought the movie was lousy and walked out after thirty minutes.
Sofia 認為那部電影很糟糕，三十分鐘就離場了。
We had lousy weather during our whole vacation — rain every single day.
我們整個假期都遇到很糟的天氣——每天都在下雨。
The food at that new café is lousy, so I would not recommend eating there.
那家新咖啡館的食物很難吃，所以我建議不要去那裡吃。
文法句型
lousy + noun (attributive)
be + lousy (predicative)
用法筆記
Frequently appears before nouns describing services, products, or experiences (service, food, weather, movie, job). This is the most common and least aggressive sense of the word.
常見錯誤
2. used to express anger, annoyance, or contempt toward something that the speaker
沒用的；爛
表達輕蔑或憤怒，認為微不足道
used to express anger, annoyance, or contempt toward something that the speaker considers worthless or insulting — for example, dismissing someone's offer of help or money as meaningless.
Jamal stuffed his lousy twenty-dollar prize into his pocket and walked away without a word.
Jamal 把他那區區二十塊錢的爛獎品塞進口袋，一句話也沒說就走了。
attributive use with dismissive tone: 'his lousy [thing]'
I do not want your lousy charity — I earned this money myself.
我不要你的爛施捨——這筆錢是我自己賺的。
Elena threw the lousy ring back at him and told him never to call again.
Elena 把那枚爛戒指扔回給他，叫他永遠別再打電話來。
Keep your lousy advice to yourself — I did not ask for it.
你那些沒用的建議留著自己用吧——我又沒問你。
- generous
opposite in connotation of value or worth
文法句型
lousy + noun (dismissing something as worthless)
用法筆記
Always used before a noun (attributive position). Often combines with a possessive adjective (my, your, his) to express personal resentment. Strongly informal — inappropriate in formal or polite conversation.
常見錯誤
3. having far too many of something or someone, especially in an unpleasant or inco
充滿；氾濫
過多而令人不悅的
having far too many of something or someone, especially in an unpleasant or inconvenient way — for example, a beach crowded with tourists, or a town with too many fast-food restaurants.
The old town square was lousy with tourists taking selfies in front of every building.
舊城區廣場到處都是遊客，每棟建築物前面都要自拍。
predicative use: be + lousy + with + noun
This park is lousy with mosquitoes in the summer, so bring bug spray.
這個公園夏天蚊子多到不行，記得帶防蚊噴霧。
The market was lousy with vendors selling the same cheap souvenirs on every corner.
那個市場裡滿是小販，每個角落都在賣一樣的廉價紀念品。
That neighbourhood has become lousy with chain restaurants; there is nowhere left to eat local food.
那個社區現在到處都是連鎖餐廳，想吃在地料理都沒地方去了。
- crawling with
equally informal, suggests movement of insects or people
- swarming with
suggests busy movement, often of people or insects
- empty of
opposite state — having very few or none
文法句型
be + lousy + with + noun phrase
用法筆記
Always appears in the pattern 'be + lousy + with + noun' — never used without 'with'. The object is typically a large number of people or things that are seen as a nuisance. This sense cannot be used in attributive position (do not say 'a lousy-with-tourists square').