lowlife

FREQ #16115

n. 下层阶级的人, 卑劣人, 罪犯

发音

US /ˈloʊlaɪf/
其它
UK /ˈləʊlaɪf/

词形变化

lowlifes 复数 lowlifes lowlives lowlives 复数 more lowlife 比较级 most lowlife 最高级

别名

low life low-life

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

    贬义

    They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office.

  2. 2.

    A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.

    贬义
  3. 3.

    A person of low socio-economic status.

    贬义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking morality.

  2. 2.

    Seemingly mischievous and troublesome to society.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

rat bum puke scumbag skunk git crumb stinker so-and-so rotter

词源

From low + life.

来源：wiktionary