time-waster
noun[C]
uk/ˈtaɪm ˌweɪ.stər/us/ˈtaɪm ˌweɪ.stɚ/someone whocausesanotherpersontowastetimedoing something that does notachieveany goodresult:
浪费别人时间的人The ad wasansweredby a lot of time-wasters who didn'tevenseriouslywantthejob.回复广告的人中有许多人是在浪费别人时间,根本不是真想要这份工作。
anactivitythattakesa lot oftimeand does notachieveanythingimportant:
浪费时间的活动Theinternethasreplacedtelevisionas thebiggesttime-wastereverinvented.互联网已取代电视成了有史以来人类发明的最能用来浪费时间的活动。
Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- busywork
- buy timeidiom
- carry
- carrysomethingover
- dally
- inefficiency
- inefficiently
- kick
- kicksomethinginto the long grassidiom
- kick the can down the roadidiom
- push
- retard
- retardation
- setsomeoneback(something)
- shelve
- sit
- sit onsomething
- spin
- stall