slouch
vi. 無精打采地立、坐或行走; 低垂,耷拉
vt. 使下垂,使耷拉
n. (帽邊等的)下垂; 笨拙的人; 懶散的人; 沒精打采[垂頭喪氣]的姿態
If someone slouches, they sit or stand with their shoulders and head bent so they look lazy and unattractive.
Try not to slouch when you are sitting down...
坐的時候儘量不要無精打采的。
She has recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.
最近,她坐在打字機前就開始變得無精打采的。
If someone slouches somewhere, they walk around slowly with their shoulders and head bent looking lazy or bored.
Most of the time, they slouch around in the fields...
他們絕大多數時間都無精打采地走在田間。
Scowling, the lad slouched over.
這個小傢伙愁眉苦臉,一副垂頭喪氣的樣子。
If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
The Welsh are no slouches at cooking.
威爾士人在烹飪方面可是好手。
1. an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions;
2. a stooping carriage in standing and walking
1. assume a drooping posture or carriage
2. walk slovenly
Not that he was a slouch before.
這並不是說以前他就是個懶惰的傢伙.
He's no slouch when it comes to baseball.
當棒球方面,他不再是一個不中用的人.
Run away! Well, you would be a nice old slouch of a hermit.
一走了之! 哼, 說得真好,那你就成了一個道道地地的懶漢隱士.
The farmers in the small village slouch about at street corner all day.
這個小村望而卻步的農民整天在街角慵散地走動著.
The dingo's no slouch when to speed. But the roos reach 35 miles per hour.
野狗在速度方面毫不含糊.而袋鼠也能達到每小時35英里.