| 单词 | sluggard |
| 释义 | sluggard (once / 8914 pages) n Do you know anyone lazy or slothful? Then you know a sluggard: an idle or sluggish person. If you know that sluggish means slow-moving, then you have a clue to the meaning of sluggard. A sluggard is a lazy, sleepy, slow-moving person. A sluggard is likely to oversleep and even snooze through class or work. If you're alert and hard-working, no one will ever call you a sluggard or a slug. Being a sluggard is a great way to fail a class, lose a job, or just fall behind in general. WORD FAMILYsluggard: sluggards+/slug: sluggard, slugged, slugger, slugging, sluggish, slugs/slugger: sluggers/sluggish: sluggishly, sluggishness USAGE EXAMPLESIts citizens were viewed as sluggards, “cowardly Blockheads” in the words of one early writer. New York Times(Jun 21, 2016) And that ideally such sluggards should be denied other safety-net services, too — such as medical care. Washington Post(Apr 04, 2016) Dove was always being asked to read about sluggards and going to ants. Esther Hoskins Forbes, Johnny Tremain(1943) n an idle slothful person Syn|Hyper slug bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer person who does no work |
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