| 词汇 | shiftless |
| 释义 | shiftless adjective disapprovinguk /ˈʃɪft.ləs/ us /ˈʃɪft.ləs/ lazy and not having much determination or a clear purpose: 没志气的;得过且过的 He called the young people shiftless, lazy and good-for-nothing.他说这些年轻人胸无大志，懒惰又无用。 not willing to work or use effort lazyHe's one of the laziest people I've ever met. indolentSome of my classmates are indolent in their health habits. slothfulTelevision and video games have bred a generation of slothful teens. work-shyUKI don't want your work-shy cousin living with us indefinitely! idleUKHe's an able student, just idle. Laziness and lazy people bludger bone idleidiom bum around CBA clock-watcher deadbeat indolent indolently layabout lazily laziness lie shirker skiver slacker slackness slob unambitious vegetable work-shy shiftless | American Dictionaryshiftless adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈʃɪft·ləs/ not having determination or purpose: He says only the shiftless are unemployed. Examples of shiftlessshiftless The woman who is mentally sub-normal, or the man who is shiftless and irresponsible, is not likely to queue up outside the clinics. They have been referred to as shiftless council tenants, second-class citizens, enjoying subsidised rents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The boys developed into lazy, shiftless, workless men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It applies to the shiftless, to those who will not work as well as to those who cannot work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not mean that they are shiftless or lazy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are those who think that by these increases we are encouraging people to be idle and shiftless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Words such as "shiftless", "workshy"or"scroungers" have been used deliberately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The welfare system was increasingly seen not as a safety net for the luckless, but as a bed for the shiftless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true that among the slum dwellers there are shiftless people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has land and a rather shiftless labour force multiplying at a rate which it is impossible to avoid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The majority were shiftless work-shy characters for whom petty stealing represented the line of least resistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These were not the shiftless ones about which we have heard so much. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Shiftless, profuse, futile, spiteful, it is drifting to speedy dissolution amid general indifference to fast gathering contempt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Somehow or other we must lengthen their educational life to at least eight years so that these youngsters do not become idle and shiftless and a menace to society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are not kept at school they are retained at home to do household work, and they do not run the risk of becoming idle and shiftless. 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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