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do-nothing

/doo-nuhth-ing/US // ˈduˌnʌθ ɪŋ //

无所事事,无事可做,无为而治,无所作为

Related Words

layabout懒惰的人,懒散的人,懒汉,懒惰者malingerer流言蜚语,流言蜚语者,流言者,流浪汉loafer浪荡子,浪子,浪人,浪客deadbeat死气沉沉的人,死气沉沉的家伙,死鬼,跛脚的人sloth树懒,懒人,懒惰,懒汉lazybones懒惰的骨头,懒惰的人,懒汉,懒人good-for-nothing不稂不莠,无用的东西,无用的,无用的人laggard落后者,落伍者,滞后,落后的moocher揩油者,揩油的人,乞丐,揩油鬼idler怠速器,怠工,闲人,怠速bum乞丐,乞讨者,乞讨,乞食者slacker懒人,懒惰者,懒惰的人,懒鬼shirker推销员,偷懒者,逃避责任者,逃避者sponger海绵人,海绵宝宝,海绵城市,海绵状物goof-off偷懒,打混,偷懒的人,偷偷摸摸lounger躺椅,躺椅上,卧榻,躺椅上的人couch potato榻榻米,懒汉,懒人土豆,懒人clock watcher看钟人,守钟人,观钟人,钟表师lotus eater吃莲子的人,食莲者,食莲人,吃莲子

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who chooses to do nothing; a lazy or worthless person.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by inability or unwillingness to initiate action, work toward a goal, assume responsibility, or the like: a do-nothing government.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounlazy person
Synonyms
bum乞丐,乞讨者,乞讨,乞食者deadbeat死气沉沉的人,死气沉沉的家伙,死鬼,跛脚的人good-for-nothing不稂不莠,无用的东西,无用的,无用的人goof-off偷懒,打混,偷懒的人,偷偷摸摸idler怠速器,怠工,闲人,怠速laggard落后者,落伍者,滞后,落后的layabout懒惰的人,懒散的人,懒汉,懒惰者lazybones懒惰的骨头,懒惰的人,懒汉,懒人loafer浪荡子,浪子,浪人,浪客lounger躺椅,躺椅上,卧榻,躺椅上的人malingerer流言蜚语,流言蜚语者,流言者,流浪汉moocher揩油者,揩油的人,乞丐,揩油鬼shirker推销员,偷懒者,逃避责任者,逃避者slacker懒人,懒惰者,懒惰的人,懒鬼sloth树懒,懒人,懒惰,懒汉sponger海绵人,海绵宝宝,海绵城市,海绵状物clock watcher看钟人,守钟人,观钟人,钟表师couch potato榻榻米,懒汉,懒人土豆,懒人lazy person懒惰的人,懒人,懒惰者,懒汉lotus eater吃莲子的人,食莲者,食莲人,吃莲子

Examples

  • In the meantime, he should just accept that the holdup has nothing to do with his politics.

  • The decision not to run the cartoons is motivated by nothing more than fear: either fear of offending or fear of retaliation.

  • It has nothing to do with the regulatory job he is nominated for.

  • “There is a heavy security presence but nothing has changed,” agrees Father Javier.

  • Nothing made Groucho funnier than having this Margaret Dumont around not understanding the jokes.

  • The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

  • We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.

  • Nothing remarkable occurred in our march through this country.

  • It was very warm, and for a while they did nothing but exchange remarks about the heat, the sun, the glare.

  • "There is no more war," Brion translated for Ulv, realizing that the Disan had understood nothing of the explanation.

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