| 单词 | goldbrick |
| 释义 | goldbrick (once / 214897 pages) 1nv 2nv WORD FAMILY goldbrick: goldbricked, goldbricking, goldbricks USAGE EXAMPLESThe difference between wheel-spinning and goldbricking is the intent behind the behavior. Inc(Feb 21, 2013) If the other person deeply believes that managers must run herd on employees lest they goldbrick, your idea will sound insane. Inc(Oct 02, 2012) It almost makes you wonder whether loafers, goldbricks and no-accounts aren’t responsible for more of the world’s great ideas, inventions and masterpieces than the hardworking.” Washington Post(Jul 02, 2012) 1 1n a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort Hyper shirker, slacker a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) soldieran enlisted man or woman who serves in an army 2n an idle worthless person Syn|Hyper good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer person who does no work 3v avoid (one's assigned duties) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper fiddle, shirk, shrink from scrimshank British military language: avoid work malinger, skulkavoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill slackavoid responsibilities and work, be idle avoid refrain from doing something 1n a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not Hyper block, cube a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides 2n anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless Hyper dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage 3v deprive of by deceit Syn|Hypo|Hyper bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize short, short-change cheat someone by not returning him enough money cheat, chisel, rip off deprive somebody of something by deceit |
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