be work-shy
He is work-shy.
他怕工作。
不愿工作的；懒惰的
不愿工作或懒惰；怕工作的
disinclined to work; lazy
不愿工作或懒惰
disinclined to work or exertion
He is work-shy and always finds excuses to avoid his duties.
他懒惰成性，总是找借口逃避职责。
用法提示：此处work-shy作表语形容词，表示此人懒惰、不愿工作。
AI contextual example
The work-shy student never hands in assignments on time.
那个懒惰的学生从不按时交作业。
用法提示：此处work-shy作定语形容词，修饰student，表示不愿学习、懒惰。
AI contextual example
She called him work-shy because he refused every part-time job.
她叫他懒骨头，因为他拒绝了每一份兼职工作。
用法提示：此处work-shy作宾语补足语，用来描述他懒惰、不愿工作的性格。
AI contextual example
He is work-shy.
他怕工作。
work-shy作定语修饰名词。
a work-shy employee
一个怕工作的员工
They consider him work-shy.
他们认为他怕工作。
grammar · medium
易错句子He work-shy all the time.
正确表达He is work-shy all the time.
work-shy 是形容词，不能单独作谓语，需要与系动词 be 连用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a work-shy.
正确表达He is work-shy.
work-shy 是形容词，不能用作名词；在英语中，形容词前加不定冠词 a 表示一类人，但 work-shy 一般不这样用，应直接用形容词作表语。
work-shy 特指对工作有抵触，lazy 形容性格或习惯上缺乏努力
work-shy 指不愿工作，shy 指社交时紧张，形近但意义完全不同
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