Slouch

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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    低頭垂肩的姿勢;沒精打采的姿態;懶散的樣子[the S]

          2.    (帽邊的)下垂,耷拉[the S]

          3.    【美】笨拙的人;懶散的人[C]

          4.    【口】(常與否定詞連用)無能的人[C]

                      He is certainly no slouch in the kitchen.

                      他在廚房幹活挺麻利。



vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)



          1.    沒精打采地站(坐或走)

                      slouch back in one's seat

                      沒精打采靠在座位上

          2.    下垂,耷拉



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    使低垂,使下垂





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–verb (used without object) 

1. to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping (低垂) posture. 

2. to move or walk with loosely drooping body and careless gait. (步伐) 

3. to have a droop or downward bend, as a hat.  



–verb (used with object) 

4. to cause to droop or bend down, as the shoulders or a hat.  



–noun 

5. a drooping or bending forward of the head and shoulders; an awkward, drooping posture or carriage. 

6. an awkward, clumsy, or slovenly (不修邊幅的) person. 

7. slouch hat. 

8. a lazy, inept, or inefficient person.  



—Synonyms 

8. laggard, loafer, sluggard.





I laughed out loud ! I adore that scene with the slouching grandmother !



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