• adj. 偷懶的；無計謀的；無能的

shift,轉移，進步，-less,無，沒有。引申詞義懶惰的，不思上進的。

shiftless (adj.)

"wanting in resources or energy and ability to shift for oneself," 1580s, from shift (n.1) in the sense "resources" + -less. Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness.

1. He lives in a shiftless way.

他過著得過且過的日子。

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2. That was little more than the shiftless Slatterys raised.

這個產量跟好吃懶做的斯萊特里家比也好不了多少.

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3. Such shiftless management, such waste, such confusion, I never saw.

這樣無能的管理方法, 這種浪費, 這種混亂現象, 我從來沒有見過.

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4. The other has been lazy and shiftless.

另一個懶惰成性,碌碌無為.

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5. She said with a very emphatic pronunciation'shiftless ".

她加重語氣說, “ 沒有辦法 ”.

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