popularized 1994, but the meaning "person who shirks work" dates to 1897; agent noun from slack (v.). In early use also slackster (1901). Compare Old English sleacornes "laziness," which is not, however, an agent noun. Related: Slackerly; slackerish.
雙語例句
1. He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got.
他可不是個(gè)會(huì)偷懶的人,他是他們最好的工人。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He's a slacker, he actually skipped off and left us to do the clearing away.
他是個(gè)懶鬼, 他居然悄悄地溜走而把清除工作留給我們來做.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Bill was kicked out of the military for being a slacker.
比爾因懶惰懈怠而從軍隊(duì)里被趕了出來.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. But the labor market is slacker than an 8.3 % jobless rate suggests.