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    A slacker is a person who does not do the work they should. The word is not kind: it says this person is lazy on purpose, or at least not trying.

    A slacker slacker is a person who does not do the work they should是不做自己該做的工作的人. The word這個詞 is not kind不算好聽: it says this person is lazy on purpose它是在說這個人是故意懶惰, or at least not trying或至少沒有在努力.

    A boss might call someone a slacker; a student might use it for the who never helps with group work. Though actually, among friends it can be a little lighter — almost teasing — but it still points at the same thing: you are leaving the hard part to other people. It is informal.

    A boss老闆 might call someone a slacker可能會叫某人slacker; a student學生 might use it for the classmate who never helps with group work可能會用這個字說那個從不幫忙做小組作業的同學. Though actually不過其實, among friends在朋友之間 it can be a little lighter可以講得比較輕鬆一點 — almost teasing幾乎是在虧他 — but it still points at the same thing但講的還是同一件事: you你就是 are leaving the hard part to other people把辛苦的部分丟給別人做. It它是 is informal口語用法.

    The close phrase is slack off, which means to work less hard, or to stop trying for a while. A slacker is the person who does that as a habit.

    The close phrase最接近的片語 is slack off是 slack off, which means to work less hard, or to stop trying for a while意思是不那麼努力工作,或暫時不想努力了. A slacker slacker就是 is the person who does that as a habit習慣性這樣做的人.

    In the 1990s, some people in the US also used slacker for a young adult who did not want the usual job-and-success path; that use is more about a time and a style of life, and it is less common now. The everyday feeling is still: this person is not doing their share.

    In the 1990s在1990年代, some people in the US美國有些人 also used slacker for a young adult who did not want the usual job-and-success path也用slacker來稱呼不想走一般求職成功那條路的年輕人; that use這個用法 is more about a time and a style of life比較是在講一個時代和一種生活風格, and it is less common now現在比較少見了. The everyday feeling日常的感覺 is still仍然是: this person is not doing their share這個人沒有盡到自己該做的那份.

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組成slack (loose; also 'not working hard') + -er (a person who does that). Closely tied to the phrasal verb slack off.

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  • slackthe base: loose, or not working hard
  • slack offthe verb: to stop trying, or work less hard

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

slackernoun/ˈslækɚ/

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    One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.

    • Some evil fellows said behind his back that Beowulf was white-livered and a slacker.
  • 2

    A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever.

    • You're a slacker, McFly. You've got aptitude, but you don't apply yourself. You remind me of your father: He was a slacker, too.
    • “I don’t think this is a generation of slackers,” said Carl Van Horn, a labor economist at Rutgers. “This image of the kid who goes off and skis in Colorado, I don’t think that’s the correct image. Today’s young people are very focused on trying to work hard and to get ahead.”
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    A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.

    • Kevin Smith wrote and directed the slacker hits “Clerks,” “Dogma” and “Chasing Amy,” but lately it is his other life—maintaining six Web sites that he describes as “devoted to my fans and my films”—that seems to consume him.
    • Gen Xers were said to be lazy—“slackers” in the parlance of the time—who didn’t exhibit the straightforward work ethic of their predecessors.
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    datedA person who seeks to avoid military service.

    • [S]everal hundred prisoners captured in North Jersey slacker raids last week and sent to this camp are being Inducted into military service today[…]
    • Senator Burton K. Wheeler opened his fight in the Senate today[…], raising the cry of "slackers" against deferred workers in Government establishments and industry.
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    rareslangA user of the Slackware Linux distribution.

    • I'm a slacker from way back btw
    • Hope you become a happy slacker.

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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。