| 词汇 | clock-watcher |
| 释义 | clock-watcher noun[ C ] uk /ˈklɒkˌwɒtʃ.ər/ us /ˈklɑːkˌwɑːtʃ.ɚ/ someone who repeatedly looks to see what time it is in order to see how much longer they have to work: 经常看时间等下班的人 She was not a clock-watcher and often stayed behind to finish jobs.她不是一个坐等下班的人，经常留下来完成工作。 He used to be known for working late, but is now a dedicated clock-watcher.他曾经以工作到很晚而闻名，但现在是一个专心看时间等待下班的人。 See clock-watching The ad read: 'No clock-watchers, only chefs with passion and dedication'. What you don't want is a clock-watcher who will do little more than drain your cashflow. Laziness and lazy people bludger bone idleidiom bum around CBA clock-watching deadbeat indolently layabout lazily laziness lazy lie shirker skiver slacker slackness slob unambitious vegetable work-shy Examples of clock-watcherclock-watcher Resolve to never again be a clock-watcher. From Dallas Morning News That was one day when the best company man became a clock-watcher. From Project Gutenberg He who does not do his work under a sense of privilege is a hireling, a clock-watcher, and his sufficient as coveted meed is the pay envelope. From Project Gutenberg 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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