"goldbricks" in Chinese (Simplified)
偷懒的人懒汉
Definition
指那些躲避工作或尽量少做事的人,常假装很忙。属于非正式用法,有时带贬义。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
只在口语和非正式场合用,语气带点贬义或玩笑。常用来说同事偷懒。复数用法更常见。与“金条”(gold brick)无关。
Examples
Some workers are called goldbricks because they avoid hard tasks.
有些员工被称为**偷懒的人**,因为他们总是躲避难的工作。
The boss warned the goldbricks to start working harder.
老板警告**偷懒的人**要更努力工作。
Don't be one of the goldbricks in the office.
别做办公室里的**懒汉**。
Whenever there's real work to do, the goldbricks always disappear.
一有真正的工作要做,**偷懒的人**就不见了。
Jake's team is full of goldbricks who find excuses to slack off.
杰克的团队一堆**懒汉**,总找借口偷懒。
We need problem-solvers, not a bunch of goldbricks.
我们需要解决问题的人,不是一堆**偷懒的人**。