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单词 slouch
释义

slouch

[ slouch ]
/ slaʊtʃ /
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verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.

noun

Origin of slouch

First recorded in 1505–15; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR slouch

8 laggard, loafer, sluggard.
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OTHER WORDS FROM slouch

sloucher, nounslouch·ing·ly, adverbun·slouched, adjectiveun·slouch·ing, adjective

Words nearby slouch

slot machine, slot racer, slot racing, slotted spoon, slotter, slouch, slouch hat, slouchy, slough, slough off, Slovak
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British Dictionary definitions for slouch

slouch
/ (slaʊtʃ) /

verb

(intr) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing
(intr) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait
(tr) to cause (the shoulders) to droop

noun

a drooping carriage
(usually used in negative constructions) informal an incompetent or slovenly personhe's no slouch at football

Derived forms of slouch

sloucher, nounslouching, adjectiveslouchingly, adverb

Word Origin for slouch

C16: of unknown origin
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