| 单词 | slacker |
| 释义 | slacker (once / 9366 pages) n A slacker is someone who can't be relied on to do a job or finish a project. If you're looking for the slacker in your family, you'll probably find him on the couch. Nobody wants a slacker on their soccer team. Slackers avoid effort of any kind, putting work off or getting someone else to do it for them. While slacker is commonly thought of as a word from the 1990s — there was even a movie called Slackers made in 1991 — it's actually been around since at least the late 1800s. In the early 20th century, Sudanese workers protested their lack of voice and power by slacking, or working very slowly. WORD FAMILYslacker: slackers+/slack: slacked, slacken, slacker, slackest, slacking, slackly, slackness, slacks/slacken: slackened, slackening, slackens/slackening: slackenings/slackness: slacknesses USAGE EXAMPLESThis is all true but in the Calvinist-Puritan work ethic of America, naps, vacations, and breaks signify moral sloth and brands you as a slacker. New York Times(Feb 09, 2013) Fans of the slacker comedy “Broad City,” in other words, were not sticking around to watch “The Seventh Seal.” The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) “But they could use some more work on cleaning up. We had a couple of slackers.” Washington Times(Nov 12, 2016) n a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) Syn|Hypo|Hyper shirker goldbrick a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort malingerer, shammer, skulkersomeone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity scrimshankera shirker bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer person who does no work |
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