单词 | goldbrick |
释义 | goldbrick /gohld"brik'/, n. 1. Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler. 2. Informal. anything supposed to be valuable but which turns out to be worthless. 3. Also, goldbricker. Slang. a person, esp. a soldier, who shirks responsibility or performs duties without proper effort or care. Slang. v.i. 4. to shirk responsibility or perform halfheartedly; loaf. v.t. 5. to swindle; cheat. [1850-55, Amer.; GOLD + BRICK] |
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