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be a goof-off
用作表语，描述某人是游手好闲的人。
He is such a goof-off that he never finishes any work on time.
他是个大懒虫，从不按时完成任何工作。
游手好闲的人；不务正业者
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游手好闲的人；不务正业者
an idle, worthless person
He is such a goof-off that he never finishes any work on time.
他是个大懒虫，从不按时完成任何工作。
无所事事的无用之人
an idle worthless person
He's a goof-off who wastes all his time on silly games.
他是个游手好闲的人，把所有时间都浪费在无聊的游戏上。
They finally fired the goof-off because he was late every day.
他们终于开除了那个游手好闲的家伙，因为他每天都迟到。
Stop acting like a goof-off and help us clean the room.
别再一副游手好闲的样子，快来帮我们打扫房间。
用作表语，描述某人是游手好闲的人。
He is such a goof-off that he never finishes any work on time.
他是个大懒虫，从不按时完成任何工作。
用作宾语补足语，称呼某人为游手好闲的人。
The teacher called him a goof-off after he slept in class again.
他再次在课堂上睡觉后，老师叫他懒鬼。
用作介词like的宾语，比喻行为像懒散的人。
Don't act like a goof-off; we have a deadline tomorrow.
别像个游手好闲的人似的，我们明天有截止日期。
Not this
He goof-offs at work.
Use this
He is a goof-off at work.
goof-off 是名词，表示‘偷懒的人’，不能用作动词。正确用法需加be动词和冠词a。
Not this
He is goof-off.
Use this
He is a goof-off.
goof-off 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词a。
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