"lay down on the job" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 工作时偷懒
• 工作不尽责

Definition

没有像应该的那样努力工作，或者在工作中马虎懒惰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式、带点批评意味的表达。常用于说某人在工作上偷懒、敷衍，不是字面上‘躺下’。

Examples

You shouldn't lay down on the job when there's so much to do.

有这么多事情要做时，你不该**工作时偷懒**。

If you lay down on the job, you might get in trouble with your boss.

如果你**工作时偷懒**，可能会被老板批评。

People notice if you lay down on the job.

如果你**工作时偷懒**，大家都会注意到。

After he got the job, he started laying down on the job and stopped trying as hard.

他拿到这工作后就开始**工作时偷懒**，不再努力了。

If the team keeps laying down on the job, we'll never finish this project on time.

如果团队一直**工作时偷懒**，我们就永远做不完这个项目。

Management is watching, so don't lay down on the job if you want to keep working here.

管理层在观察，所以想留在这里就别**工作时偷懒**。