Word
work-shy
adjective
不愿工作的；懒惰的
核心释义
disinclined to work; lazy
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不愿工作或懒惰
disinclined to work or exertion
不愿工作或懒惰；怕工作的
用法In use
He is work-shy and always finds excuses to avoid his duties.
用法提示：此处work-shy作表语形容词，表示此人懒惰、不愿工作。
The work-shy student never hands in assignments on time.
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。
She called him work-shy because he refused every part-time job.
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。
the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
be work-shy
He is work-shy.
他怕工作。
work-shy + noun
work-shy作定语修饰名词。
a work-shy employee
一个怕工作的员工
consider someone work-shy
They consider him work-shy.
他们认为他怕工作。
常见错误Common mistakes
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。
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。
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