"layabout" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 懶漢
• 遊手好閒的人

Definition

Layabout 指逃避工作、喜歡偷懶的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Layabout” 為非正式詞，有輕微貶義。常用於形容不願工作、好喫懶做的人，比 'lazy' 批評含意更強。

Examples

He is a layabout and never helps at home.

他是個**layabout**，在家從不幫忙。

Nobody wants to work with a layabout.

沒有人想跟**layabout**一起工作。

My brother was called a layabout by our neighbor.

鄰居把我哥哥叫做**layabout**。

Don't be such a layabout—get up and do something useful!

別當個**layabout**了，起來做點有用的事！

After losing his job, he turned into a bit of a layabout.

失業後，他有點變成**layabout**。

People often judge a layabout without knowing their story.

人們常常不瞭解**layabout**的故事就評價他們。