slob

/slɒb/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈɑb] /slɑːb/ (ame, ipa) · [slˈɑb] /ˈsläb How to pronounce slob (audio)/ (ame, mw)

slob — 名詞

  • slobsingular
  • slobsplural

1. someone who is very lazy, keeps things dirty and untidy, and often behaves in a

1.名詞B2
釋義

邋遢鬼；懶鬼

又懶又髒亂，還常沒禮貌的人

someone who is very lazy, keeps things dirty and untidy, and often behaves in a rude way

例句

Valentina called her roommate a slob after finding old plates under the bed.

Valentina 在床底下發現舊盤子後，就罵她室友是個邋遢鬼。

pattern: call someone a slob

After finals, Hugo admitted he had lived like a slob for two weeks.

期末考後，Hugo 承認自己整整兩週都過得像個懶鬼。

collocation: live like a slob

同義詞
  • sloven

    more literary; stresses dirt and untidy habits

  • lout

    focuses more on rude behavior than on messiness

  • slacker

    focuses more on avoiding work or effort

反義詞
  • neat freak

    informal; someone who keeps everything very tidy

  • tidy person

    neutral opposite for someone's usual habits

文法句型

call someone a slob

look like a slob

live like a slob

用法筆記

Strongly informal and insulting. It is usually used for someone's regular habits at home or in a shared space, not for one small untidy moment. The word can also suggest bad manners, not only dirt.

常見錯誤

❌My bedroom is a slob.
✅My bedroom is a mess.
💡'slob' describes a person, not a room or object.