half-arsed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++half-arsed /ˌhɑːf ˈɑːst◂ $ ˈhæf ɑːrst/ British English, half-assed /ˌhɑːf ˈæst $ ˈhæf æst/ American English adjective [only before noun] informal 1 WORK HARDdoing something without making much effort 马虎的；敷衍了事的 He made a half-arsed attempt to clean up after the party. 聚会结束后，他草草地收拾了一下。2 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEcompletely stupid 极愚蠢的 What a half-assed idea! 真是个愚蠢透顶的主意！
Examples from the Corpus
half-arsed• What half-arsed plot was that berk hatching now?• L7 aren't half-arsed rockers, they trample over most of their rivals, they don't want to be blokes.half-arsed adjectiveChinese
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half-arsed
half-arsed /ˌhɑːf ˈɑːst◂ $ ˈhæf ɑːrst/
British English, half-assed /ˌhɑːf ˈæst $ ˈhæf æst/ American English adjective [only before noun] informal
1. doing something without making much effort:
He made a half-arsed attempt to clean up after the party.
2. completely stupid:
What a half-assed idea!
half-arsed /ˌhɑːf ˈɑːst◂ $ ˈhæf ɑːrst/
British English, half-assed /ˌhɑːf ˈæst $ ˈhæf æst/ American English adjective [only before noun] informal1. doing something without making much effort:
2. completely stupid: