雅思词汇解析（159）| 偷懒摸鱼

1. slack/slæk/
v. 疏忽;懈怠;松劲
常见搭配：slack off 偷懒[较为口语化, 带有一定贬义]
e.g. The students started to slack off when the teacher left the classroom.
e.g. Our sales team can’t afford to slack off during the peak season.

n. slacker 偷懒的人
e.g. My colleague is a total slacker, but he somehow never gets caught.
e.g. Everyone slacks off sometimes, but being a chronic slacker is another story.

2. loaf/ləʊf/
v. 游手好闲；无所事事地闲逛
搭配：loaf around [轻松的口语化表达]
e.g. He spent the whole afternoon loafing around instead of studying.
e.g. I love weekends because I can just loaf around at home.

syn. laze around 侧重于有意识地放松或休息，非偷懒逃避职责。
e.g. They were lazing around on the beach, enjoying the sunshine.
e.g. There’s nothing wrong with lazing around sometimes.

3. motion/'məʊʃ(ə)n/
n. 行动;手势;动作
搭配：go through the motions 做做样子；走过场
e.g. He’s just going through the motions at work — he’s lost all motivation.
e.g. The students went through the motions of listening, but no one was really paying attention.

4. token/'təʊk(ə)n/
adj. 象征性的；装样子的
搭配：
a token effort 象征性地努力[实际上敷衍了事]
give a token response 做样子回应一下
a token apology 象征性地道歉
e.g. He only made a token apology — you could tell he didn’t mean it.
e.g. They made a token effort to clean up before the guests arrived.
e.g. She smiled and gave a token response, but her mind was elsewhere.

5. perfunctory /pə'fʌŋ(k)t(ə)rɪ/
adj . 敷衍的；潦草的；马马虎虎的
搭配：a perfunctory smile/nod敷衍的微笑/点头
e.g. He gave a perfunctory nod and walked away.
e.g. His inspection of the factory seemed perfunctory — he didn’t check anything carefully.

adv. perfunctorily
e.g. The teacher perfunctorily checked the assignments, barely reading them.
e.g. The manager perfunctorily responded to our suggestions, giving no real feedback.