英语词汇“gold brick”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gold brick

US informal

noun

1A thing that looks valuable, but is in fact worthless.

1.1 (also goldbricker) A confidence trickster.In such small communities, thieves, liars, and goldbrickers could easily be identified....

2A lazy person.We finished the pen around the time those two goldbrickers returned from their joyride.

verb (goldbrick)

1 [no object] Invent excuses to avoid a task; shirk: he wasn’t goldbricking; he was really sick

2 [with object] Swindle (someone): look out they don’t goldbrick you

单词	gold brick
释义	gold brick US informal noun 1A thing that looks valuable, but is in fact worthless. 1.1 (also goldbricker) A confidence trickster.In such small communities, thieves, liars, and goldbrickers could easily be identified.... He'd catch up to the goldbrickers in a moment, he just needed to rest. 2A lazy person.We finished the pen around the time those two goldbrickers returned from their joyride. verb (goldbrick) 1 [no object] Invent excuses to avoid a task; shirk: he wasn’t goldbricking; he was really sick 2 [with object] Swindle (someone): look out they don’t goldbrick you
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