英语词汇“sit on one's backside”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P2. to sit on one's backside: to be idle or passive, esp. when action is required; to withhold effort or shirk responsibility.

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1885 H. Belden Let. 28 Dec. in G. G. Belden, Plaintiff-Appellant against W. Belden et al., Defendants-Respondents: Case & Exceptions (Supreme Court State N.Y.: Appellate Div., 1st Dept.) 637 I don't hear anything from Charlie at all and suspect that he is sitting on his backside waiting for me to build him up, but I shan't do it.

1891 ‘Nero’ Valmond the Crank i. 12 The cursed stockholders sitting on their backsides, and running no risk, and getting the results of my labour.

1932 Kerrville (Texas) Mountain Sun 21 July 10/2 This country is not going to be saved by snake-dancing or medicine-making in Washington, but by millions of Americans ceasing to sit on their backsides and scrutinize their navels.

1958 H. E. Bates Darling Buds of May ix. 157 You mean sit on your backside for forty years and then collect four pounds a week that's worth only two.

1982 M. Leigh Goose-pimples ii, in Abigail's Party & Goose-pimples (1983) 136 Jackie : What d'you do? Irving : Sits on her backside all day.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Nov. (Business section) 4/5 If you just sit on your backside and wait for things to get better, they're not going to.

P7. colloquial. to sit on one's arse (also ass, backside, bum, etc.): to do nothing, to be idle; to fail to take action.rare before 20th cent.

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1589 Rare Triumphes Loue & Fortune iii. sig. C. iii Hee'le doo nothing all day long but sit on his arse.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 295 Sit on your Arse, and call your Sorrans [i.e. Servants]. A Reproof to them that would have others do for them, what they ought to do themselves.

1945 W. S. Burroughs in W. S. Burroughs & J. Kerouac And Hippos were boiled in their Tanks (2008) iii. 27 Do you expect to have money sitting on your ass? Go to work in a shipyard.

1962 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 15 Oct. 4/2 Our senators have been sitting on their backsides doing nothing for us.

1993 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 27 Feb. I don't like sitting on my bum so we work hard to get what we need.

2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 15 Sept. hs7 It just felt better to come up and help than sit on our arses complaining.

单词	sit on one's backside
释义	> as lemmas to sit on one's backside P2. to sit on one's backside: to be idle or passive, esp. when action is required; to withhold effort or shirk responsibility. ΚΠ 1885 H. Belden Let. 28 Dec. in G. G. Belden, Plaintiff-Appellant against W. Belden et al., Defendants-Respondents: Case & Exceptions (Supreme Court State N.Y.: Appellate Div., 1st Dept.) 637 I don't hear anything from Charlie at all and suspect that he is sitting on his backside waiting for me to build him up, but I shan't do it. 1891 ‘Nero’ Valmond the Crank i. 12 The cursed stockholders sitting on their backsides, and running no risk, and getting the results of my labour. 1932 Kerrville (Texas) Mountain Sun 21 July 10/2 This country is not going to be saved by snake-dancing or medicine-making in Washington, but by millions of Americans ceasing to sit on their backsides and scrutinize their navels. 1958 H. E. Bates Darling Buds of May ix. 157 You mean sit on your backside for forty years and then collect four pounds a week that's worth only two. 1982 M. Leigh Goose-pimples ii, in Abigail's Party & Goose-pimples (1983) 136 Jackie : What d'you do? Irving : Sits on her backside all day. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 2 Nov. (Business section) 4/5 If you just sit on your backside and wait for things to get better, they're not going to. extracted from backsiden.adj.adv. to sit on one's arse (also ass, backside, bum, etc.) P7. colloquial. to sit on one's arse (also ass, backside, bum, etc.): to do nothing, to be idle; to fail to take action.rare before 20th cent. ΚΠ 1589 Rare Triumphes Loue & Fortune iii. sig. C. iii Hee'le doo nothing all day long but sit on his arse. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 295 Sit on your Arse, and call your Sorrans [i.e. Servants]. A Reproof to them that would have others do for them, what they ought to do themselves. 1945 W. S. Burroughs in W. S. Burroughs & J. Kerouac And Hippos were boiled in their Tanks (2008) iii. 27 Do you expect to have money sitting on your ass? Go to work in a shipyard. 1962 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 15 Oct. 4/2 Our senators have been sitting on their backsides doing nothing for us. 1993 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 27 Feb. I don't like sitting on my bum so we work hard to get what we need. 2014 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 15 Sept. hs7 It just felt better to come up and help than sit on our arses complaining. extracted from sitv. < as lemmas
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