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layabout

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lay·a·bout /ˈleɪəbaʊt/ noun [countable]  British English informalLAZY a lazy person who avoids work 游手好闲之徒,不务正业的人,懒人
Examples from the Corpus
layabouta bunch of hopeless layaboutsHow did you get mixed up with that layabout?
lay·a·bout nounChineseSyllable
Corpus lazy person who work a avoids


layabout
layabout /ˈleɪəbaʊt/ noun [countable]
British English informal a lazy person who avoids work


lay·aboutBrE /ˈleɪəbaʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪəbaʊt/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a lazy person who does not do much work 游手好闲的人;懒汉;二流子