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单词 couch potatoes
释义

couch potato

noun

plural couch potatoes
: a lazy and inactive person
especially : one who spends a great deal of time watching television

Synonyms

  • deadbeat
  • do-nothing
  • drone
  • idler
  • layabout
  • lazybones
  • loafer
  • lotus-eater
  • slouch
  • slug
  • slugabed
  • sluggard
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Example Sentences

a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done
Recent Examples on the Web To kick off the new season, Romano teamed up with Todd and Betsy, a couple looking to add more youthful energy to their home by adopting a second dog to join their cuddly couch potato, Charlie. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The benefits were strongest when a person transitioned from being a couch potato to adding movement to the day, the study said. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022 Weighing in and just under 81 pounds, Neron has rightfully gained his title as the most lovable couch potato. The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022 If your reason is hunger, tiredness, physical strain or an overwhelming desire to be a couch potato, no harm done. Anna Ciulla, Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2017 At issue is the quick adoption by even the most die-hard couch potato of new ways of watching TV favorites. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 Joining Alabama on the couch potato list were West Virginia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas and Mississippi. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2022 But loungewear staples work for well beyond being a couch potato too. Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2021 In the ideal world, a couch potato watches the marathon on Sunday, then decides to try to run a mile with Harlem Run or another running club on Monday. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

couch potatoes

noun

plural of couch potato
as in slugabeds
a lazy person a couch potato who refused to budge no matter what needed to be done

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • slugabeds
  • snails
  • slugs
  • loafers
  • drones
  • sluggards
  • slouches
  • deadbeats
  • idlers
  • delayers
  • lazybones
  • layabouts
  • bums
  • lollers
  • putterers
  • goldbricks
  • saunterers
  • dalliers
  • lotus-eaters
  • stragglers
  • lingerers
  • creepers
  • crawlers
  • slowpokes
  • laggards
  • ne'er-do-wells
  • shirkers
  • dawdlers
  • loiterers
  • clock-watchers
  • stick-in-the-muds
  • good-for-nothings
  • procrastinators
  • do-nothings
  • slackers
  • loungers
  • malingerers
  • dropouts
  • quitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • doers
  • hustlers
  • hummers
  • achievers
  • go-aheads
  • live wires
  • comers
  • highflyers
  • highfliers
  • powerhouses
  • go-getters
  • self-starters
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