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。
stop slouching: common parental correction
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。
slouch + into [place]: walking with drooped posture
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。
- slouch in a chair
- slouch against a wall
- slouch over a desk
- stop slouching
- slouch forward
- 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。
[possessive] slouch + impression verb
- have a slouch
- walk with a slouch
- correct one's slouch
- tired slouch
- lazy slouch
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。
no slouch applied to a machine: figurative extension
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。
- no slouch
- no slouch at
- no slouch when it comes to
- 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.