work-shy

英 [ˈwɜːk ʃaɪ]

美 [ˈwɜːrk ʃaɪ]

adj.  不愿工作的; 怕干活的; 懒惰的

牛津词典

adj.

• 不愿工作的；怕干活的；懒惰的
  unwilling to work

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 懒惰的;不愿工作的
  If you describe someone aswork-shy, you disapprove of them because you think they are lazy and do not want to work.
  1. He is a morose, work-shy layabout.
     他是个整天垂头丧气、游手好闲的人。

英英释义

adj

• disinclined to work or exertion
  1. faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
  2. an indolent hanger-on
  3. too lazy to wash the dishes
  4. shiftless idle youth
  5. slothful employees
  6. the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
  Synonym:faineantindolentlazyotioseslothful

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