time-waster

短语

n. 浪费时间的人(或物)

词形变化

time-wasters 复数 time-wasters

别名

timewaster

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who wastes their own time or the time of others.

    I showed him round the property thinking he was a prospective buyer, but in fact he was just a time-waster.

  2. 2.

    Something unproductive.

    习语 非正式

    Email was supposed to improve business efficiency, but all too often it turns out to be a time-waster.

  3. 3.

    Something which passes the time that may or may not be seen positively.

    This puzzle book is a good time-waster when my train is late.