| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slouch /slaʊtʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to sit, stand, or walk with a drooping posture:[no object]to slouch around all day.
- to (cause to) droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat: [~ + object]to slouch the shoulders.[no object]His shoulders slouched a little lower.
n. [countable] - [usually singular] an awkward, drooping posture or way of walking or carrying oneself.
- a lazy or incapable person:The coach warned that our opponents were no slouches.
slouch•er, n. [countable] slouch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slouch (slouch),USA pronunciation v.i. - to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
- to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait.
- to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.
v.t. - to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.
n. - a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders;
an awkward, drooping posture or carriage. - an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly person.
- See slouch hat.
- a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.
- origin, originally uncertain 1505–15
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . laggard, loafer, sluggard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: slouch /slaʊtʃ/ vb - (intransitive) to sit or stand with a drooping bearing
- (intransitive) to walk or move with an awkward slovenly gait
- (transitive) to cause (the shoulders) to droop
n - a drooping carriage
- (usually used in negative constructions) informal an incompetent or slovenly person: he's no slouch at football
Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown originˈslouching adj |