slouch

/slautʃ/

Thân thiện

She tries not to slouch while sitting at her desk.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A stooping or drooping posture: A way of standing, sitting, or walking with the head and shoulders bent forward and downward.
   • An incompetent or lazy person: A person who is lazy or performs poorly. Often used in negative constructions like "no slouch" to mean the opposite—someone who is very competent.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To stand, sit, or walk with a slouch: To adopt a posture where the shoulders are rounded and the head is bent forward.
   • To droop or hang down loosely: For something to hang or bend in a limp, downward manner.

Examples

• Noun:

  • He walked with a tired slouch after the long day.
  • She's no slouch at mathematics; she's one of the top students in the class.

• Verb:

  • Don't slouch in your chair; sit up straight.
  • The old willow tree seemed to slouch over the pond.

Advanced Usage

• "no slouch (at/in something)": Used to emphasize that someone is very skilled or competent in a particular area.

  • He's no slouch in the kitchen; he's an excellent cook.

• "slouch hat": A hat with a wide, flexible brim that can be turned down. (Note: This is a compound noun listed here as a related term).

  • The cowboy wore a traditional slouch hat.

Variants and Related Words

• Sloucher (n): A person who slouches.

  • The teacher reminded the slouchers to sit up straight.

• Slouchy (adj): Having a slouching posture or appearance; loose and casual in style.

  • He wore slouchy jeans and a comfortable sweater.

Synonyms

• Noun (posture): Stoop, droop, sag.
• Noun (person): Loafer, idler, layabout.
• Verb: Slump, droop, hunch, lounge.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Slouch" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed alone or in the idiom "slouch about/around.") - Slouch about/around: To move or stand in a lazy, drooping way, often implying idleness. - He just slouched around the house all weekend.

Related Idioms

• Be no slouch: To be very good or effective at something.
  • This new smartphone is no slouch when it comes to battery life.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a stooping carriage in standing and walking
2. an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions
   • he's no slouch when it comes to baseball

Verb

1. walk slovenly
2. assume a drooping posture or carriage

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