"mail it in" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 敷衍了事
• 馬虎應付

Definition

做一件事時不用心，只是敷衍了事，並不重視結果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是美式英語中的非正式說法，用來形容某人做事不認真，只求完成。不是字面意思，與寄信無關。

Examples

Sometimes he just mails it in at work.

有時候他上班時只是**敷衍了事**。

If you mail it in on your homework, you won't learn much.

如果你功課**馬虎應付**，你學不到什麼。

The team lost because they mailed it in during the game.

球隊輸了，因為他們在比賽中**馬虎應付**。

Honestly, after lunch I just mailed it in until the end of the day.

說實話，午餐後我就一直**敷衍了事**到下班。

You can't just mail it in when people are counting on you.

人家依賴你的時候，你不能**敷衍了事**。

I could tell he was just mailing it in—his heart wasn't in it today.

我看得出他只是**馬虎應付**，今天根本沒投入。