good-for-nothing

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(go͝od′fər-nŭth′ĭng)n. A person of little worth or usefulness.adj. Having little worth; useless.

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n an irresponsible or worthless person adj irresponsible; worthless

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(ˈgʊd fərˈnʌθ ɪŋ, -ˌnʌθ-)

adj. 1. worthless; of no use. n. 2. a worthless or useless person. [1705–15]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	good-for-nothing - an idle worthless persongood-for-naught, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account, goldbrickdo-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Adj.	1.	good-for-nothing - without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorryworthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

good-for-nothing

adjective1. worthless, useless, idle, irresponsible, feckless a good-for-nothing teenager who barely knows how to readnoun1. layabout, piker (Austral. & N.Z. slang), slacker (informal), profligate, waster, black sheep, skiver (Brit. slang), idler, ne'er-do-well, wastrel, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), scapegrace, rapscallion a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings

good-for-nothing

nounA self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:bum, drone, fainéant, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, no-good, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel.Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug.Slang: slouch.adjectiveLacking all worth and value:drossy, inutile, no-good, valueless, worthless.Informal: no-account.Slang: nothing.

Translations

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(gud) – comparative better (ˈbetə) : superlative best (best) – adjective1. well-behaved; not causing trouble etc. Be good!; She's a good baby.乖的2. correct, desirable etc. She was a good wife; good manners; good English.完美的3. of high quality. good food/literature; His singing is very good.优质的4. skilful; able to do something well. a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children. 有本事的，擅长于 5. kind. You've been very good to him; a good father.和善的6. helpful; beneficial. Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.有益的7. pleased, happy etc. I'm in a good mood today.愉快的8. pleasant; enjoyable. to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.令人快乐的9. considerable; enough. a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense. 足够的，充分的 10. suitable. a good man for the job.合适的11. sound, fit. good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition. 良好的，健康的，强健的 12. sensible. Can you think of one good reason for doing that?合理的13. showing approval. We've had very good reports about you. 赞赏的，赞许的 14. thorough. a good clean.彻底的15. healthy or in a positive mood. I don't feel very good this morning.健康的 noun1. advantage or benefit. He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car? 利�� 2. goodness. I always try to see the good in people.优良品德 interjection an expression of approval, gladness etc. 好！ˈgoodness noun the state of being good. 善良 interjection (also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc. 天啊！goods noun plural1. objects etc for sale, products. leather goods.商品2. articles sent by rail, not road, sea or air. This station is for passengers and goods; (also adjective) a goods train/station. 货物（用火车装运的） ˈgoody – plural ˈgoodies – noun (usually in plural) any food (eg cake, ice-cream) which is particularly enjoyable to eat. the goodies at a children's party.好吃的东西goodˈbye (-ˈbai) interjection, noun an expression used when leaving someone. Goodbye – it was good of you to visit us; sad goodbyes.再见good-day, good eveninggood morninggood-for-ˈnothing adjective, noun (a person who is) useless or lazy. That boy's a lazy good-for-nothing (rascal).无用的人good humour , (American) good humor kindliness and cheerfulness. 亲切，好心情 good-ˈhumoured , (American) good-humored adjectivea good-humoured smile.愉快的good-ˈhumouredly , (American) good-humoredly adverb愉快地good-ˈlooking adjective handsome; attractive. a good-looking girl; He is very good-looking.漂亮的good morning, good afternoon, good-ˈday, good evening, good night interjection, nouns words used (depending on the time of day) when meeting or leaving someone. Good morning, Mrs Brown; Good night, everyone – I'm going to bed. 您好！（根据一天里不同的时间在见面或告别时使用） good-ˈnatured adjective pleasant; not easily made angry. a good-natured fellow.脾气好的ˌgoodˈwill, good will noun1. the good reputation and trade with customers that a business firm has. We are selling the goodwill along with the shop. 商誉，信誉 2. friendliness. He has always shown a good deal of goodwill towards us.友好good works noun plural acts of charity. He is known throughout the city for his good works.慈善事业as good as almost. The job's as good as done.实际上等于be as good as one's word to keep one's promises. 守约be up to no good to be doing something wrong. I'm sure he's up to no good.做坏事deliver the goods to do what one has promised to do. 履行诺言for good (sometimes for good and all) permanently. He's not going to France for a holiday – he's going for good.永久地for goodness' sake an expression of annoyance. For goodness' sake, will you stop that noise!看在老天爷面上！good for1. certain to last. These houses are good for another hundred years at least.能持续2. certain to pay (a sum of money). He's good for $50.有能力支付3. certain to cause. That story is always good for a laugh.可以引起good for you/him etc an expression of approval. You've passed your exam – good for you! （表示赞许）恭喜你！，干得不错！，真是件好事！ Good Friday (ˌgud ˈfraidi) noun the Friday before Easter commemorating the crucifixion of Christ. 耶稣受难日good gracious, good heavens expressions of surprise. （表示惊讶）天哪！ goodness gracious, goodness me expressions of surprise. （表示惊讶）啊呀！ good old an expression used to show approval etc. Good old Fred! I knew he would help us out. （表示赞同）好的！ make good1. to be successful. Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.成功2. to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc). The damage you caused to my car must be made good.赔偿no good useless; pointless. It's no good crying for help – no-one will hear you; This penknife is no good – the blades are blunt.毫无用处put in a good word for to praise or recommend. Put in a good word for me when you see the boss.为某人说好话take (something) in good part not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc). John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.不因...见怪thank goodness an expression used to show that a person is glad that something is all right. Thank goodness it isn't raining.谢天谢地to the good richer. After buying and selling some of these paintings, we finished up $500 to the good.净赚

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adj worthless

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noun layabout

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noun a self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity

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adj lacking all worth and value

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noun an idle worthless person

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adj without merit

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