| 单词 | lowlife |
| 释义 | lowlife (once / 62537 pages) n A lowlife is a no-good bum or a criminal, someone who deserves contempt. A car thief and a cruel bully could both be described as lowlifes. Calling someone a lowlife is an insult — a lowlife has a terrible, mean or criminal reputation. You should probably save this word for the worst of the worst, like animal abusers and scam artists who steal money from elderly people. Lowlife started out as an adjective meaning "disreputable," and began to also mean "no-good person" in the early part of the 20th century. WORD FAMILYlowlife: lowlifes USAGE EXAMPLESI am not defending any lowlifes, but we have to go back to the initial premise of innocence until you can show me proof. New York Times(Aug 31, 2016) He knew about lowlife and high society, night clubs and newsrooms, Broadway and Hollywood, politicians, bootleggers, and call girls. The New Yorker(Sep 22, 2016) Jance, who delivers the show’s most memorable line: “How could you be such a lowlife scum?” Seattle Times(Sep 03, 2016) n a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible Syn|Hyper bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, puke, rat, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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