a ne'er-do-well person 无所事事的人
label someone a ne'er-do-well 给某人贴上游手好闲的标签
considered a ne'er-do-well 被认为是不务正业的人
live like a ne'er-do-well 过着游手好闲的生活
reform a ne'er-do-well 改造一个浪子
1. He was seen as a ne'er-do-well in his youth.
他年轻时被认为是个游手好闲的人。
2. The villagers called him a ne'er-do-well because he never worked.
村民们因为他从不工作而称他为无所事事的人。
3. She worried that her son would become a ne'er-do-well.
她担心儿子会变成一个不务正业的人。
4. The story is about a ne'er-do-well who finds a new purpose in life.
这个故事讲的是一个浪子找到人生新目标。
A: People say he is a ne'er-do-well.
A：人们说他是个不务正业的人。
B: I think he just needs a chance to change.
B：我觉得他只是需要一个改变的机会。
1) 指懒惰、无所事事的人
2) 带有贬义的社会评价标签
3) 用于描述缺乏责任感的人
1. 无所事事的人；浪荡子
e.g. He was called a ne'er-do-well by his neighbors. 邻居们称他为浪荡子。
2. 不务正业的人
e.g. The family worried he would become a ne'er-do-well. 家人担心他会变成不务正业的人。
3. 游手好闲者
e.g. He was known as a ne'er-do-well in the town. 他在镇上以游手好闲闻名。
noun
1. A person who is lazy, irresponsible, and does not work or behave in a useful way in society.
Synonym: loafer, idler, good-for-nothing