sluggard
sluggard — 名詞
- sluggardsingular
- sluggardsplural
1. a person who habitually avoids work or effort, choosing to be idle rather than a
懶惰的人
習慣逃避工作或努力的人
a person who habitually avoids work or effort, choosing to be idle rather than active
After Femi missed three deadlines, his boss warned him that no company keeps a sluggard on the payroll.
Femi 錯過了三次截止日期後，他的主管警告他說，沒有公司會留用一個懶惰的人。
prepositional phrase: on the payroll
A fable tells of a sluggard who lost his land by refusing to plant crops.
一則寓言講述一個懶惰的人因為不肯種植作物而失去了土地。
relative clause: a sluggard who ...
Staying in bed until noon every day will make people call you a sluggard.
每天賴床到中午，會讓人家說你是個懶惰蟲。
verb pattern: call + someone + a sluggard
Lin's grandmother called him a sluggard when he napped instead of sweeping the floor.
Lin 的祖母在他打瞌睡而不掃地時，罵他是個懶惰蟲。
The captain called the young sailor a sluggard after he refused to raise the sails.
船長在年輕水手拒絕升帆之後，罵他是個懶惰鬼。
- habitual sluggard
- lazy sluggard
- call someone a sluggard
- hard worker
describes someone who puts consistent effort into work
- diligent person
someone who works carefully and persistently
用法筆記
An old-fashioned word found mainly in literature and moral tales rather than modern conversation. Carries a strong tone of disapproval.
sluggard — 形容詞
- sluggardpositive
- more sluggardcomparative
- most sluggardsuperlative
1. characterised by a habitual unwillingness to work or make an effort; lazily avoi
懶散的
具有懶惰特質的，不願付出努力的
characterised by a habitual unwillingness to work or make an effort; lazily avoiding any physical or mental activity
The manager sent a formal warning about the sluggard attitude in sales after staff stopped following up on customer calls.
業務部的員工不再跟進客戶來電後，經理針對他們的懶散態度發出了正式警告。
collocation: sluggard attitude
After lounging in bed until noon for weeks, Hiro's sluggard habits finally pushed him to start exercising.
Hiro 在床上賴到中午好幾週後，他的懶散習慣終於促使他開始運動。
attributive use: sluggard + noun (habits)
Roya's sluggard pace frustrated the hiking group, who paused every few minutes to wait.
Roya 懶散的步伐讓登山隊伍很懊惱，他們每隔幾分鐘就停下來等她。
The critic slammed the novel's sluggard pace, saying the plot went nowhere for over a hundred pages.
評論家抨擊這部小說節奏懶散，說劇情超過一百頁毫無進展。
- sluggard attitude
- sluggard pace
- sluggard performance
- industrious
formal, describing someone who works hard and steadily
- diligent
careful and persistent in work or effort
用法筆記
Much less common than the noun form. When used, it almost always modifies a noun describing behaviour, pace, attitude, or output.
同根字
- sluggardly形容詞C2