layabout
英 [ˈleɪ.əˌbaʊt]
美 [ˈleɪ.əˌbaʊt]
- n. 懒汉；游荡的人
中文词源
layabout 懒汉
比喻用法。
英语词源
- layabout (n.)
- "habitual loafer," 1932, from lay (v.) + about. One who "lays about" the house, etc.
权威例句
- 1. The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
- 原告唯一的证人嗜赌成性，游手好闲，其证词一下子就被推翻了。
- 2. He is a morose, work-shy layabout.
- 他是个整天垂头丧气、游手好闲的人。
- 3. Her boyfriend is a good - for - nothing layabout.
- 她的男友是一个一无是处的懒汉.
- 4. He is a wretched idle layabout never done a day's work in his life.
- 他是一个讨厌的懒汉一辈子没干过一天活.