loafing

英 [ˈləʊfɪŋ]

美 [ˈloʊfɪŋ]

v.  游手好闲; 无所事事; 闲荡
loaf的现在分词

COCA.42977

柯林斯词典

The plural form of the noun is loaves. Loafs is the third person singular present tense of the verb. 名词复数为loaves。loafs为动词的第三人称单数现在式。


• N-COUNT 一条（面包）
  Aloafof bread is bread which has been shaped and baked in one piece. It is usually large enough for more than one person and can be cut into slices.
  1. ...a loaf of crusty bread.
     一条硬皮面包
  2. ...freshly baked loaves.
     新鲜出炉的面包
• VERB 游荡；闲逛；虚掷光阴
  If youloaf, you stand or wait in a place, not doing anything interesting or useful.
  1. Soldiers loafed at street corners.
     士兵们在街角逛荡。
  2. Loaf aroundmeans the same asloaf.
     Loaf around同loaf
  3. We had been at Cambridge together, she studying medicine and me loafing around.
     我们一起在剑桥呆过。她学医，我则无所事事。

英英释义

noun

• having no employment
  Synonym:idlenessidling

双语例句

• Eg: I don't want you loafing around all day.
  我不想你整天在家游手好闲。
• It irked him to be loafing, but any projects for the future had to be discussed with Tigress, his wife.
  他不安于游手好闲，可是打算想明天的事，就得去和虎妞&他的老婆商议；
• Are they loafing, spending most of their time having tea breaks?
  他们是在磨洋工，把大部分时间花在喝茶上吗？
• Before he went broke, running a harness shop, there were always a lot of men loafing in the shop.
  他开着一个马具店，没有破产的时候，常常有许多男人在店里游荡。
• When the boss found Ron loafing on the job, he sent him packing.
  当老板发现罗恩在磨洋工，他马上把他辞掉了。
• I'm staying by myself, pretty much loafing the summer away.
  我一个人而已，闲闲没事晃过了夏天。
• His remaining soldiers were not loafing around Berlin.
  剩下来的士兵也不在柏林四周闲逛。
• He is always loafing around and doing nothing.
  他经常游手好闲，什么都不做。
• Conrad is forever a rootless wanderer, loafing on the periphery of different cultures.
  他是一个无根的流浪者，徘徊于不同的文化边缘。
• During the blackout, some workers in the factory were loafing around, awaiting power resumption.
  停电期间，部分厂工闲荡著，等待电力恢复供应。