layabout

UK
/ˈleɪəbaʊt/
US
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/

Переводы

layaboutсуществительное
layabouts
множ.
UK
/ˈleɪəbaʊt/
US
/ˈleɪəˌbaʊt/
He is known as a layabout who never holds a steady job.
Он известен как бездельник, который никогда не держится за постоянную работу.
layaboutприлагательное
more layabout
Срав.
most layabout
Превосх.
UK
/ˈleɪ.ə.baʊt/
US
/ˈleɪ.əˌbaʊt/
Occasionally used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "layabout teen"); allows periphrastic comparison.

Определения

layaboutсуществительное
A person who habitually does little or no work and is often idle.
Despite having the potential to succeed, he was known as a layabout who preferred lounging around all day.
layaboutприлагательное
Idle or lazy in character; characteristic of a person who habitually avoids work.
His layabout lifestyle worried his hard-working parents.