slouch
slouch
verb
[in sing.]
slouchy
( slouchier, slouchiest)
adjective(slouchier, slouchiest)
语源
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial]stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way
没精打采地站（或动、坐）
he slouched against the wall.
他没精打采地靠在墙上。
he was slouched in his chair.
他懒懒地坐在椅子上。 - [with obj.](dated)bend one side of the brim of (a hat) downwards
(旧)把（帽）檐一边拉下
[in sing.]
- a lazy, drooping posture or movement
懒散（或无力）的姿态（或动作）
his stance was a round-shouldered slouch.
他拱背曲肩，一副懒散的姿态。 - [usu. with negative](informal)an incompetent person
(非正式)无能的人
my brother was no slouch at making a buck.
我兄弟在赚钱的方面可是个好手。 - a downward bend of a hat brim
帽檐下垂
slouchy
( slouchier, slouchiest)
adjective(slouchier, slouchiest)
语源
- early 16th cent. (in the sense 'lazy, slovenly person'): of unknown origin. Slouching was used to mean 'hanging down, drooping' (specifically describing a hat with a brim hanging over the face), and 'having an awkward posture' from the 17th cent
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