shiftless
英 ['ʃɪftlɪs]
美['ʃɪftləs]
- adj. 偷懒的；无计谋的；无能的
中文词源
shiftless 懒惰的，不思上进的
shift,转移，进步，-less,无，没有。引申词义懒惰的，不思上进的。
英英释意
- 1. lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy;
- "a shiftless student"
- "studied in a shiftless way"
英文词源
- shiftless (adj.)
- "wanting in resources or energy and ability to shift for oneself," 1580s, from shift (n.1) in the sense "resources" + -less. Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness.
实用场景例句
- ...a shiftless husband.
- 不求上进的丈夫
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The other has been lazy and shiftless.
- 另一个懒惰成性,碌碌无为.
辞典例句
- Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
- 懒惰使人沉睡, 懈怠的人必受饥饿.
期刊摘选
- He's lazy and shiftless.
- 他很懒,得过且过.
期刊摘选
- Such shiftless management, such waste, such confusion, I never saw.
- 这样无能的管理方法, 这种浪费, 这种混乱现象, 我从来没有见过.
辞典例句
- Don't hang around that shiftless guy. You don't know what he will do.
- 不要跟那个得过且过的混混在一起, 你不知道他会做些什么事.
辞典例句
- That was little more than the shiftless Slatterys raised.
- 这个产量跟好吃懒做的斯莱特里家比也好不了多少.
飘（部分）
- He lives in a shiftless way.
- 他过着得过且过的日子。
辞典例句