| 词汇 | loafing |
| 释义 | loafing present participle ofloaf loaf verb[ I ] informaluk /ləʊf/ us /loʊf/ to avoid activity, especially work: 懒散；（尤指）偷懒 Stop loafing (about/around) and get on with cleaning the windows!别偷懒了，赶快把窗户擦干净！ to spend time doing nothing or very little lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach. have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum. have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni. be at a loose endUK He was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday. wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets. hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here. Avoiding action abrogate abrogation avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance elude end-run eschew evade evader evasion fiddle insure run for the hillsidiom shirk short circuit shrink from something shy away from something steer welch Examples of loafingloafing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There is also a letter written to the superintendent in 1923 which, complains of girls ' ' loafing ' ' or being truant in the railroad depot. Limiting the size of the group to three reduced the likelihood that 'social loafing' would be present, since this is more likely in larger groups. Is loafing about in prison what it is all about? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said there was too much loafing going on in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not prisoners of war be very much better engaged in some kind of work than simply loafing about? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that soldiers are much better engaged in using their brains in a political discussion than, possibly, loafing about in a drinking club. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Also, during the long period when we shall be loafing about in the country we should discuss certain aspects of our trading policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, one sees them loafing in the streets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is fine, they roam about and betake themselves to aimless loafing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is really giving a lot of naval information by saying that ships are loafing about inviting attention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also referred to prisoners loafing around in prison. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The half loafers had no connection with the loafing fraternity who occupy the other benches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the public saw people on probation loafing around, leaning on their shovels or not doing what they should be doing, their perception of the local service was diminished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must be provided with intellectual resources on which they can fall back, or their leisure will mean more looking at the "telly", more loafing around and mischief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will be there whether they trade or not, and they are less likely to imbibe bad habits while they are trading than if they are loafing about doing nothing. 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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