do-nothing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈdo-ˌnothing adjective [only before noun] British English informal LAZYlazy or unwilling to make any changes, especially in politics 〔尤指政治上〕庸碌的，无所作为的 the do-nothing government of the last few years 过去几年里的那个庸碌无为的政府
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do-nothing• The voters are fed up with this do-nothing Congress.• The days of do-nothing government are numbered.• Harriman, however, rejected the do-nothing policy.• A mixture of muddle-headedness and corruption offers an excuse for do-nothing politics in the west.ˈdo-ˌnothing adjectiveChineseSyllable
especially lazy make unwilling Corpus any in changes, or to
do-nothing
ˈdo-ˌnothing
adjective [only before noun] British English informal
lazy or unwilling to make any changes, especially in politics:
the do-nothing government of the last few years
ˈdo-ˌnothing
adjective [only before noun] British English informallazy or unwilling to make any changes, especially in politics: