a freeloader who does sth
用 who 引导的定语从句具体说明其占便宜的行为。
She's a freeloader who never buys a round of drinks.
她是个从不掏钱请一轮酒的占便宜的人。
白吃白喝的人;揩油者
爱占别人便宜的人;不速之客;揩油的人
爱占别人便宜的人
someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others
My brother is such a freeloader; he always shows up at dinner time without bringing anything.
我哥哥真是个蹭饭的人;他总是在晚餐时间出现,什么都不带。
用法提示:这里'freeloader'指习惯性蹭饭、不付出的人。
The party was full of freeloaders who never offered to help clean up.
派对上全是些揩油的人,他们从不主动帮忙打扫。
用法提示:名词复数形式,形容只享受不付出的人。
She called him a freeloader because he lived in her apartment rent-free for months.
她称他为不速之客,因为他免费住在她的公寓好几个月。
用法提示:'freeloader'指长期依赖他人、不承担费用的人。
用 who 引导的定语从句具体说明其占便宜的行为。
She's a freeloader who never buys a round of drinks.
她是个从不掏钱请一轮酒的占便宜的人。
call 后接宾语再接名词,表示“称某人为……”,多用于口语指责。
His roommates called him a freeloader because he never paid rent.
室友们叫他揩油的人,因为他从不付房租。
live off sb 意为“靠某人养活”,用现在分词短语补充说明情况。
He has been a freeloader living off his parents for years.
多年来他一直靠父母过活,是个白吃白喝的人。
such a 加强语气,常用于当面责备或劝告。
Don't be such a freeloader — pay your share!
别这么爱占便宜——付你那份钱!
grammar · medium
易错句子My roommate is freeloader who never pays for food.
正确表达My roommate is a freeloader who never pays for food.
freeloader 是可数名词,单数形式指“一个爱占便宜的人”时前面必须用不定冠词 a;汉语没有冠词,容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are a lot of freeloader in this office.
正确表达There are a lot of freeloaders in this office.
freeloader 是可数名词,a lot of 后接可数名词复数,表示多个人时应使用复数形式 freeloaders,不能保留单数。
freelancer 指以接项目方式工作的自由职业者,是中性职业称谓;freeloader 指白吃白喝、占别人便宜的人,带贬义。两词拼写只差一个字母,写作时别混。
sponger 与 freeloader 意思接近,都指长期靠别人出钱过日子的人,但 sponger 更强调依赖他人供养,在英式英语中更常见;freeloader 更通用、更口语化,美式英语中也常说。
moocher 是美式口语,多指在小事上蹭别人的东西、让别人请客的人;freeloader 语气更重,指长期占别人便宜、靠他人供养。两者在轻微语境下有时可互换,但 freeloader 的贬义更强。
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