Word
slacker
懒人；偷懒的人；不尽责的人
a person who shirks work or duty; a lazy person
- 1.
One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.
拖延或懒惰的人；不尽自己本分或不负责任的人。
- 2.
A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.
缺乏人生方向的人；表现不佳者。
- 3.
A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.
与X世代相关的某1990年代亚文化的成员。
逃避兵役的人；拖延或懒惰的人；不尽自己本分或不负责任的人。；缺乏人生方向的人；表现不佳者。；与X世代相关的某1990年代亚文化的成员。；懒惰虫
In use
My brother is such a slacker—he spends all day playing video games instead of looking for a job.
The manager warned the slackers in the team that they would be fired if they kept missing deadlines.
He used to be a hard worker, but recently he has become a total slacker at the office.
be a slacker
该词常用于口语，带贬义，指偷懒或不尽责的人。
Don't be a slacker—finish your part of the project.
别当懒鬼——把你负责的那部分项目做完。
be no slacker
“no slacker”是否定式用法，实际表示某人很勤快。
When it comes to training, she is no slacker.
说到训练，她可一点都不偷懒。
a slacker at [place/activity]
Connections
Collocations
- lazy slacker
- 懒惰的偷懒者
- The lazy slacker never finishes his assignments on time.那个懒惰的偷懒者从不按时完成作业。
- slacker generation
- 懒散的一代
- Some older workers criticize the slacker generation for their lack of ambition.一些年长的工人批评懒散的一代缺乏抱负。
- workplace slacker
- 职场懒散者
- The manager has little patience for a workplace slacker who avoids responsibility.经理对逃避责任、职场懒散的人没有什么耐心。
- slacker attitude
- 懒散的态度
- His slacker attitude is damaging the team's morale.他懒散的态度正在打击团队的士气。
- slacker mentality
- 懒散心态
- A slacker mentality won't help you succeed in this competitive industry.懒散心态不会帮助你在竞争激烈的行业中取得成功。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象绳子松弛（slack）不绷紧，这种人干活也松弛偷懒，slacker就是懈怠偷懒的人。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：职场、校园、日常聊天 slacker 通常是非正式用词，多用于口语或日常交流，指偷懒、不尽责的人；在战争相关话题中也可指逃避兵役者。正式写作中比较少见，可考虑用 lazy person 或 shirker。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -acker 结尾，重读音节为 /æk/，末尾为 /ə/，与 slacker 押韵（美式英语中末尾通常为 /ər/，同样押韵）。注意 slack /slæk/ 没有末尾的 /ə/，slake /sleɪk/ 元音不同，二者与 slacker 不押韵。
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.