shiftless
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shift·less /ˈʃɪftləs/ adjective LAZYlazy and having no interest in working hard or trying to succeed 懒惰的，不求上进的，得过且过的 —shiftlessness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
shiftless• I suspect that most of the inhabitants are footloose and shiftless.• We are waiting and trying not to lose faith, but you see we're suffocating ... oh my shiftless body.• She had joined forces with her shiftless family: they were ranged against him, and there was nothing he could do.• She was shiftless, had made no provision.• my shiftless nephew• Pepino must be a fool as well as a shiftless rascal.shift·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
and working interest no hard lazy or having in Corpus
shiftless
shift‧less /ˈʃɪftləs/
adjective
lazy and having no interest in working hard or trying to succeed
—shiftlessness noun [uncountable]
▪ lazy not liking work or physical activity, or not making any effort to do anything: a lazy student | You make your own breakfast! Don't be so lazy!
▪idle lazy and not doing enough work. Idle sounds rather formal and is becoming old-fashioned. In everyday English, people usually use lazy: The beggars were too idle to look for work. | Her son was bone idle (=extremely lazy).
▪indolent formal lazy and living a comfortable life: He spent an indolent first year at Oxford. | the indolent son of a wealthy landowner
▪shiftless lazy and having no ambition to succeed or do anything useful with your life: her shiftless husband
▪work-shy British English lazy and trying to avoid any work: He was work-shy, and no one could remember when he’d last held a job.
▪slothful formal lazy and not liking physical activity: Her advice to slothful Americans is: ‘Get out there and walk!’
shift‧less /ˈʃɪftləs/
adjectivelazy and having no interest in working hard or trying to succeed
—shiftlessness noun [uncountable]
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