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be a lowlife
用于直接贬低某人，语气强烈。
He is a lowlife who cheats everyone.
他是个骗所有人的卑劣人。
下层阶级的人，卑劣人，罪犯
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下层阶级的人，卑劣人，罪犯
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
He is a lowlife who cheats everyone.
他是个骗所有人的卑劣人。
贬义，指社会底层或道德低下的人
卑鄙小人；卑劣可鄙的人
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
He's nothing but a lowlife who cheats innocent people.
他不过是个欺骗无辜民众的卑劣之徒。
The neighborhood is overrun with lowlifes who sell drugs.
这个社区到处都是贩卖毒品的下层罪犯。
Only a lowlife would steal from a child's charity box.
只有下流胚才会偷孩子的慈善捐款箱。
用于直接贬低某人，语气强烈。
He is a lowlife who cheats everyone.
他是个骗所有人的卑劣人。
强调行为举止卑劣。
Don't act like a lowlife; show some decency.
别表现得像个卑劣人，拿出点体面来。
lowlife 可作定语修饰名词，含贬义。
The lowlife thief was finally caught.
那个卑劣的小偷终于被抓住了。
Not this
Those lowlives are dangerous.
Use this
Those lowlifes are dangerous.
lowlife的复数形式是规则变化，直接加-s，而不是像wife那样变为-ves。学习者常受不规则名词变化的影响而误用。
Not this
He is a lowlife person.
Use this
He is a lowlife.
lowlife是名词，不能用作形容词修饰person；正确用法是直接作名词用。
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informal, derogatory
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