a do-nothing
可数名词，单数形式前通常加 a 或 an。
He is a do-nothing who spends all day on the sofa.
他是个整天躺在沙发上的懒汉。
懒人；懒汉
do-nothings — plural of do-nothing
懒惰的人；懒鬼；安于现状者；游手好闲者；无为者
懒惰的人
A lazy person.
My brother is such a do-nothing; he spends all day on the couch watching TV.
我哥哥真是个懒鬼，整天躺在沙发上看电视。
用法提示：名词作表语，指代一个懒惰的人。
The company fired several do-nothings who never completed their assignments.
公司解雇了几个从不完成任务的游手好闲者。
用法提示：名词复数形式作宾语，指代懒惰的员工。
Don't be a do-nothing; help your friends move the furniture.
别当游手好闲的人，帮朋友们搬家具吧。
用法提示：名词作表语，用于否定祈使句警告。
可数名词，单数形式前通常加 a 或 an。
He is a do-nothing who spends all day on the sofa.
他是个整天躺在沙发上的懒汉。
用于直接评价某人懒惰、不肯干活。
The boss called him a do-nothing.
老板称他为懒汉。
复数形式为 do-nothings，常用于指一群不做事的人。
The project failed because it was run by a bunch of do-nothings.
这个项目失败是因为由一群懒汉管理。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is do-nothing.
正确表达He is a do-nothing.
英语中单数可数名词前一般要加不定冠词 a/an；中文名词没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。do-nothing 是可数名词，指“一个懒人”时要用 a do-nothing。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many do-nothing in our office.
正确表达There are many do-nothings in our office.
many 后接可数名词复数；do-nothing 的复数是 do-nothings，所以不能说 many do-nothing。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is one of the do-nothing.
正确表达He is one of the do-nothings.
one of the 后必须接复数名词；表示“……其中之一”时要用 do-nothings，不能用单数 do-nothing。
口语里带打趣或亲昵意味，多用来当面称呼某人（如 You lazybones!）；do-nothing 是普通可数名词，复数 do-nothings，用于陈述某人懒惰，而不是拿来当面叫对方。
书面色彩较强，强调逃避劳动、虚度光阴，复数为 idlers；do-nothing 是同义的复合名词，复数 do-nothings，说法更直白。
更口语，指到处闲荡、不务正业的人；注意 loafer 另有“乐福鞋”之义，要靠上下文分辨，而 do-nothing 没有这种歧义。
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