slouched
slouched — 動詞
- slouchedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sloucheds3rd person singular
- sloucheding-ing form
- slouchededpast simple
1. to hold the body in a loose, droopy way while standing, sitting, or walking — sh
癱坐；垮站
肩膀下垂、頭微低的鬆垮姿勢
to hold the body in a loose, droopy way while standing, sitting, or walking — shoulders falling forward, head dipped — giving the appearance of tiredness, boredom, or laziness
Daniel slouched in his chair during the long history lecture and almost fell asleep.
Daniel 在那堂冗長的歷史課上癱坐在椅子裡，差點睡著。
slouch + in [seat]: typical posture description
The teenager slouched against the brick wall outside the gym, headphones on.
那名青少年戴著耳機，懶散地靠在健身房外的紅磚牆上。
slouch + against [surface]: leaning posture
Renata told her son to stop slouching at the dinner table and sit up properly.
Renata 叫她兒子別在餐桌上駝著背坐，要坐挺一點。
Ilan slouched into the kitchen, dragging his backpack, after losing the football match.
輸了那場足球賽後，Ilan 拖著背包，無精打采地走進廚房。
The cashier slouched behind the counter, scrolling through her phone between customers.
兩名客人之間的空檔，那位收銀員癱在櫃台後面滑手機。
- hunch
more about curving the upper back specifically; can be deliberate (hunch over a book) rather than careless
- stoop
often suggests bending forward from age or to fit under something, less the lazy-bored feel of slouch
- droop
can apply to body parts (shoulders droop) or non-human things (flowers droop); broader than slouch
- straighten
active correction: straighten up = stop slouching
文法句型
slouch + adverbial of place
slouch in/on/over/against [object]
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. Subject is a person (or occasionally an animal); inanimate subjects do not slouch. Often paired with a location preposition (in a chair, against a wall, over a desk) to anchor the posture in a scene.
常見錯誤
slouched — 名詞
1. a way of holding or moving the body in which the shoulders drop forward and the
駝背；垮姿
肩膀前傾、頭部下垂的不挺直姿態
a way of holding or moving the body in which the shoulders drop forward and the head hangs down, giving a tired or careless look
Iris walked with a tired slouch after her twelve-hour nursing shift at the hospital.
結束在醫院十二小時的護理班後，Iris 拖著疲憊的駝背身形走著。
walk with a [adjective] slouch: typical N-phrase
The dance teacher tried to correct Wei's slouch by placing a book on his head.
那位舞蹈老師在 Wei 的頭頂放一本書，想矯正他的駝背姿勢。
correct/fix someone's slouch: common verb-noun pair
Years at a desk had given Nadia a permanent slouch that physiotherapy could not fully cure.
多年坐辦公桌已讓 Nadia 養成永久性的駝背，連物理治療都無法完全矯正。
Zayd's slouch made him look uninterested during the interview, even though he was paying close attention.
Zayd 駝著背的姿勢讓他在面試時看起來興趣缺缺，儘管他其實聽得很專心。
文法句型
have/walk with a slouch
用法筆記
Almost always singular and preceded by a possessive (his slouch, her slouch) or an adjective (tired slouch, lazy slouch). Differs from sense 2 — this sense names the posture itself, while sense 2 names a person judged by their posture or behaviour.
常見錯誤
2. a person who is clumsy, weak at something, or generally not impressive — almost
遜咖；笨蛋
笨拙、能力差或表現平庸的人
a person who is clumsy, weak at something, or generally not impressive — almost always used in the negative phrase 'no slouch' to praise someone as being skilled or strong
Folake is no slouch at chess — she beat the regional champion in under twenty moves.
Folake 下棋功力可不差—她在二十步之內就擊敗了區域冠軍。
be no slouch at [skill]: praising idiom usage
Don't let Christopher's quiet manner fool you; he is no slouch when it comes to negotiating contracts.
別被 Christopher 安靜的樣子騙了；談合約這件事他一點都不遜色。
no slouch + when it comes to: extended idiom
The old farm truck looks rough, but the engine is no slouch on steep mountain roads.
那輛老農用卡車外觀破舊，但它的引擎在陡峭山路上一點也不馬虎。
Nellie's grandmother, at eighty-two, is no slouch in the kitchen — her pies still win the county fair.
Nellie 八十二歲的奶奶在廚房裡一點都不含糊—她做的派還是年年贏得郡集會冠軍。
- weakling
more about physical weakness; slouch covers any kind of incompetence
- lightweight
informal; suggests lack of seriousness or skill, similar register to slouch
文法句型
be no slouch (at/in/when it comes to)
用法筆記
Almost exclusively appears in the fixed pattern 'be no slouch (at / in / when it comes to)'. Positive uses ('he is a slouch') are vanishingly rare in modern speech. Distinguish from sense 1 (posture) by context: this sense is always about ability or competence, never physical bearing.