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单词 good for nothing
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
irresponsible or worthless
a good-for-nothing employee who's always late
Synonyms
worthless
Murphy was an evil, worthless man.
useless
He realised that their money was useless in this country.
idle
It would be idle to pretend the system is worthless.
irresponsible
It would be irresponsible to accept unrealistic targets.
feckless
The young man was feckless and irresponsible.
(noun) 
Definition
an irresponsible or worthless person
a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings
Synonyms
layabout
The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited.
piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.
slacker (informal)
He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got.
profligate
waster
His brother is just a useless waster.
black sheep
the black sheep of the family
skiver (British, slang)
He was a skiver and a thief.
idler
He resents being seen as a moneyed idler.
ne'er-do-well
His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well.
wastrel
a good-for-nothing wastrel
bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
scapegrace
rapscallion

Additional synonyms

in the sense of black sheep
Definition
a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his or her family or peer group
the black sheep of the family
Synonyms
disgrace,
rebel,
maverick,
outcast,
renegade,
dropout,
prodigal,
individualist,
nonconformist,
ne'er-do-well,
reprobate,
wastrel,
bad egg (old-fashioned, informal),
wrong 'un (informal)
in the sense of feckless
Definition
irresponsible and lacking character and determination
The young man was feckless and irresponsible.
Synonyms
irresponsible,
useless (informal),
hopeless (informal),
incompetent,
feeble,
worthless,
futile,
ineffectual,
aimless,
good-for-nothing,
shiftless,
weak
in the sense of idle
Definition
ineffective or useless
It would be idle to pretend the system is worthless.
Synonyms
useless,
vain,
pointless,
hopeless,
unsuccessful,
ineffective,
worthless,
futile,
fruitless,
unproductive,
abortive,
ineffectual,
groundless,
of no use,
valueless,
disadvantageous,
unavailing,
otiose,
of no avail,
profitless,
bootless

Nearby words of
good-for-nothing

  • goo
  • good
  • good form
  • good-for-nothing
  • good-humoured
  • good-looking
  • good-natured

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