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
lowlifes — plural of lowlife
卑鄙小人;卑劣可鄙的人;下层阶级的人;卑劣人;罪犯
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。
用法提示:lowlife 作名词,指卑劣的人,在句中作表语。
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。
用法提示:lowlifes 是 lowlife 的复数形式,在句中作主语,指一群卑劣的人。
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。
用法提示:lowlife 作主语,强调道德低下的人。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子Those lowlives are dangerous.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a lowlife person.
正确表达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。
形容词,意为地位低下或谦卑,不含贬义;'lowlife'是名词,指卑鄙或堕落的人,含强烈贬义。
形容词或名词,指趣味不高雅的人,侧重文化水平;'lowlife'侧重道德品质低下或犯罪行为。
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