slacker
/ˈslækə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslækər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsla-kər/ (ame, mw)
slacker — 名詞
- slackersingular
- slackersplural
1. someone who keeps away from jobs they should do and lets other people carry the
懶鬼;摸魚者
該做事卻偷懶、把工作丟給別人的人
someone who keeps away from jobs they should do and lets other people carry the load instead
Mira called her brother a slacker because he never helped clean the kitchen.
Mira 罵她哥哥是懶鬼,因為他從來不幫忙打掃廚房。
informal insult aimed at someone who avoids chores
The new manager warned that slackers would be the first to lose their jobs.
新主管警告,那些摸魚的人會最先被裁掉。
plural form: slackers as a group
Ishaan was no slacker, staying late every night to finish the bridge drawings.
Ishaan 一點都不是懶鬼,他每晚都留下來加班把橋樑的設計圖畫完。
A few slackers hid behind the boxes while everyone else loaded the truck.
幾個摸魚的人躲在箱子後面,其他人都在裝貨上車。
Teachers often label a quiet, bored student a slacker without asking why he stopped trying.
老師常把安靜又無精打采的學生貼上懶鬼的標籤,卻不問他為什麼不再努力。
- hard worker
someone who puts in full effort
- go-getter
informal; someone eager and full of drive
用法筆記
Informal and disapproving — calling someone a slacker says they could do the work but choose not to, so it sounds like an accusation rather than a neutral label.