Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #33575
layabout
/ˈleiəbajt/
noun
游手好闲者；懒人
a person who does no work; an idler
- 1.
person who does no work
不工作的人
不工作的人；懒汉
In use
He's such a layabout; he never helps with housework.
The park is full of layabouts sleeping on benches.
Don't be a layabout; get a job.
be a layabout
He is such a layabout that he never helps around the house.
他是个大懒汉，从不在家帮忙。
a layabout who/that ...
后接定语从句
She married a layabout who refuses to find a job.
她嫁了一个拒绝找工作的懒汉。
layabouts (plural)
复数形式指多个懒汉
The park is full of layabouts sleeping on benches.
公园里满是睡在长凳上的懒汉。
Common mistakes
He lays about all day.He is a layabout all day.
将名词误用为动词。'layabout'是名词，意为懒汉，应使用系表结构作谓语。
There are many layabout in the office.There are many layabouts in the office.
可数名词复数形式错误。'layabout'是可数名词，复数应加-s为'layabouts'。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.