| 单词 | idler |
| 释义 | idler (once / 2085 pages) n WORD FAMILY idler: idlers+/idle: idled, idlely, idleness, idler, idles, idlest, idling, idly/idleness: idlenesses/idling: idlings USAGE EXAMPLESThey were surrounded by the usual crowd of idlers and passersby. Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond(1958) Others were simply lazy — “idlers,” in the lingo of the time. New York Times(Jun 21, 2016) The Idler was devoted to the “literature for loafers.” New York Times(May 04, 2016) n person who does no work Syn|Hypo|Hyper bum, do-nothing, layabout, loafer clock watcher a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time couch potatoan idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television) dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mopesomeone who wastes time dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailersomeone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind daydreamer, woolgatherersomeone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming goldbrick, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-accountan idle worthless person lazybonesa lazy person lie-abed, slugabeda person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour loona worthless lazy fellow shirker, slackera person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) slug, sluggardan idle slothful person spiva person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time sunbathersomeone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan triflerone who behaves lightly or not seriously whittlersomeone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime) lotus-eater, stargazersomeone indifferent to the busy world dreamer, escapist, wishful thinkera person who escapes into a world of fantasy goldbricka soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort lingerer, loiterersomeone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place malingerer, shammer, skulkersomeone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity plodder, slowcoach, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mudsomeone who moves slowly potterer, putterera person who putters about scrimshankera shirker straggler, strayersomeone who strays or falls behind nonworker a person who does nothing |
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