shiftless

🇬🇧 UK/'ʃiftlis/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Lacking ambition, motivation, or initiative; lazy and ineffective.

懒惰的,无进取心的,无能的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
shiftlessother
=shiftless

Common Collocations

  • 1.shiftless attitude懒散的态度
  • 2.[shiftless individual]无所事事的人
  • 3.shiftless and lazy懒惰散漫
  • 4.[shiftless behavior]不思进取的行为

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His shiftless attitude cost him several job opportunities over the years.

  • 2.

    The landlord grew frustrated with his shiftless tenant who never paid rent on time.

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