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小词详解 | slouch
slouch 英 [slaʊtʃ] 美 [slaʊtʃ]
People who wave their arms about or slouch in their seat are likely to fail.
手臂乱挥或坐姿慵懒的人很可能会失败。
——《经济学人》When we’re sad, we slouch. We also slouch when we feel scared or powerless.
我们在伤心的时候,会低头垂肩。在感到害怕或无能为力的时候,我们也会低头垂肩。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 懒洋洋耷拉地站着、走动或坐着
他打高尔夫挺麻利。但他也是个巧言令色的说谎高手。
He is no slouch at golf. But he is also a plausible liar.
门口没精打采地站着一个鬼鬼祟祟的人,屋里的亮光映衬出他的轮廓。
A furtive figure stood at a slouch in the doorway, silhouetted against the light.门嘎吱一声开了。然后他一改刚才的无精打采,挺直了腰杆。
The door creaked open. He then straightened himself from a slouch.
坐的时候尽量不要无精打采的。这音乐会给你疲惫的心灵充注活力。
Try not to slouch when you are sitting down. The music will replenish your weary soul.他们绝大多数时间都无精打采地走在田间。然而,融化的冰雪将很快使道路和田野变成一片泥沼。
Most of the time, they slouch around in the fields. However, the thaw will mire roads and fields soon.
Yawning and grumbling, the Weasleys slouched outside with Harry behind them.
韦斯莱兄弟打着哈欠,发着牢骚,无精打采地走了出去,哈利跟在后面。
sprawl: sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way hunch: raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward slump: sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply, especially with a bent back