"mail it in" in Chinese (Simplified)
敷衍了事马马虎虎地做
Definition
做事情时不用心,只是想快点完成而不在乎质量。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式表达,常用于美式英语。描述人在工作或学习中只是应付了事,没真正用心。不是字面意思,与邮寄无关。
Examples
Sometimes he just mails it in at work.
有时候他在工作上只是**敷衍了事**。
If you mail it in on your homework, you won't learn much.
如果你在作业上**马马虎虎地做**,你学不到多少。
The team lost because they mailed it in during the game.
球队输掉了,因为他们在比赛中**敷衍了事**。
Honestly, after lunch I just mailed it in until the end of the day.
说实话,午饭后我就一直在**敷衍了事**到下班。
You can't just mail it in when people are counting on you.
当别人指望你时,你不能**敷衍了事**。
I could tell he was just mailing it in—his heart wasn't in it today.
我能看出来他只是**马马虎虎地做**,今天根本没投入。