be lousy at sth/doing sth
表示做某事能力很差。
He is lousy at fixing cars.
他不擅长修车。
糟糕的;差劲的
lousier — comparative of lousy
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
糟糕的;差劲的
very bad
He is lousy at fixing cars.
他不擅长修车。
此义表示“很糟糕/差劲”,不是“生虱的”。
长满虱子的
Infested with lice.
非常糟糕
very bad
被虱子侵扰的
infested with lice
卑鄙的;可鄙的
vile; despicable
The weather was lousy all weekend, so we stayed inside.
整个周末天气都很糟糕,所以我们待在家里。
AI contextual example
I felt lousy after eating that old sandwich.
吃了那个不新鲜的三明治后,我感觉很难受。
AI contextual example
He did a lousy job cleaning the kitchen.
他把厨房打扫得很差劲。
AI contextual example
a lousy play
一出糟糕的戏。
WordNet
表示做某事能力很差。
He is lousy at fixing cars.
他不擅长修车。
指身体或情绪不适。
She felt lousy after the long flight.
长途飞行后她感到很不舒服。
表示某物很多(通常指令人讨厌的东西)。
The old house was lousy with cockroaches.
那栋老房子满是蟑螂。
形容词修饰名词,表示质量差。
It was a lousy movie.
这是一部很糟糕的电影。
Not this
This movie is more lousy than that one.
Use this
This movie is lousier than that one.
比较级错误:英语中单音节形容词一般用 -er 构成比较级,而非加 more。
Not this
I don't want to watch a lousy.
Use this
I don't want to watch a lousy movie.
词性混淆:lousy 是形容词,不能直接用作名词,需后接名词。
Not this
I feel lazy today because I didn't sleep well.
Use this
I feel lousy today because I didn't sleep well.
语义混淆:lazy 意为‘懒惰’,而 lousy 意为‘糟糕的;不舒服的’,根据语境应用 lousy。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
糟糕的天气
We had lousy weather all week.
我们整个星期都遇到了糟糕的天气。
感到难受;觉得不舒服
I feel lousy, so I'm going home early.
我觉得难受,所以要早点回家。
差劲的服务
The restaurant gave us lousy service.
那家餐厅给我们的服务很差劲。
不擅长……;对……很不在行
I'm lousy at remembering names.
我不擅长记名字。
糟糕的态度;恶劣的态度
He lost the job because of his lousy attitude.
他因为态度恶劣而丢了工作。
充满;到处都是(常指不想要的东西)
The park was lousy with mosquitoes after the rain.
雨后公园里到处都是蚊子。
感到不舒服;感到难过/内疚
I feel lousy about what I said to her.
我对自己对她说的话感到很难过。
可怜巴巴的(极少量的钱或东西)
He paid me a lousy twenty dollars for the whole day of work.
一整天的活他只付了我可怜巴巴的二十美元。
如果你真的想听,你大概最想知道的首先是我出生在哪里,我糟糕的童年是什么样的……
This is the opening narration of J.D. Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye. The teenage narrator Holden Caulfield uses 'lousy' in his typical cynical, colloquial voice to call his childhood awful.
这是J.D.塞林格经典小说《麦田里的守望者》的开场独白。少年叙述者霍尔顿·考尔菲德用他一贯愤世嫉俗、口语化的口吻用“lousy”来形容自己糟糕的童年。
Use lousier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象身上长满虱子(lice)又痒又难受,所以 lousy 形容“糟糕透顶”。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常对话、非正式评论、抱怨或贬义评价 lousy 表示“极坏的、糟糕的”时比较口语化,通常用于非正式场合,如日常聊天或随意评价。正式写作中较少使用;其字面意思“生虱的”则更少见。
Only 'drowsy' rhymes with 'lousy' (/ˈlaʊzi/) in this list. 'cosy', 'nosy', 'rosy', and 'dozy' end in /oʊzi/ and only look similar on paper.
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