work-shy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈwork-shy adjective LAZYsomeone who is work-shy tries to avoid working because they do not like it 不愿劳动的，怕工作的 SYN lazy
Examples from the Corpus
work-shy• It is very hard for me to bear because my employer and even my own family think I am just being work-shy.• Most of them are idle, work-shy, good-for-nothing.From Longman Business Dictionarywork-shyˈwork-shy adjective British English disapproving lazy and not wanting to workThe minister was criticized for branding the young unemployed as work-shy.ˈwork-shy adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus work-shy avoid working someone Business is who because to tries
work-shy
ˈwork-shy
adjective
someone who is work-shy tries to avoid working because they do not like it
SYN lazy
▪ 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!’
ˈwork-shy
adjectivesomeone who is work-shy tries to avoid working because they do not like it
SYN lazy
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