词汇 | jobsworth |
释义 | jobsworth noun[ C ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˈdʒɒbz.wɜːθ/ us /ˈdʒɑːbz.wɝːθ/ someone who always obeys all the rules of their job even when they cause problems for other people or when the rules are silly墨守成规者(即便在为他人带来麻烦或者制度本身很愚蠢的情况下,依然照章办事的人) Unwilling and reluctant arsed balk baulk be blowed if...idiom be in no mood for something/to do somethingidiom begrudge deign disinclination disinclined disobliging drag your heels/feetidiom indisposed indisposition jib rather you than meidiom reluctance reluctant reluctantly shagged wouldn't Examples of jobsworthjobsworth All too often, we encounter what is almost a jobsworth attitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that red tape and a jobsworth attitude are sometimes involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot understand how we can tolerate such jobsworth bureaucracy when dealing with a crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past, there has been inconsistency between regulators and, on some occasions, the regulatory framework has fostered a jobsworth attitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know what it means to run into a jobsworth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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