clock-watcher
noun[C]
uk/ˈklɒkˌwɒtʃ.ər/us/ˈklɑːkˌwɑːtʃ.ɚ/someone whorepeatedlylookstoseewhattimeit is inordertoseehow muchlongerthey have towork:
经常看时间等下班的人She was not a clock-watcher and oftenstayedbehind tofinishjobs.她不是一个坐等下班的人,经常留下来完成工作。
He used to beknownforworkinglate, but is now adedicatedclock-watcher.他曾经以工作到很晚而闻名,但现在是一个专心看时间等待下班的人。
See
clock-watching
- The adread: 'No clock-watchers, onlychefswithpassionanddedication'.
- What you don'twantis a clock-watcher who will do little more thandrainyourcashflow.
Laziness and lazy people
- bludger
- bone idleidiom
- bum around
- CBA
- clock-watching
- indolently
- layabout
- lazily
- laziness
- lazy
- lie
- shiftless
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slackness
- time-serving
- unambitious
- vegetable
- work-shy