slouch

• n.垂れ下がる；不器用な人、しどけない人；しどけない外見
• vi. 元気がなく立ち尽くす；垂れ下がる
• vt.垂れ下がらせる

子音塊sl-から、だらしない、怠惰な、slattern, slut, sloven, slugと比較される。

slouch (v.)

"walk with a slouch," 1754; "have a downcast or stooped aspect," 1755; from slouch (n.). Related: Slouched; slouching (1610s as a past participle adjective; 1660s of persons, 1690s of hats).

slouch (n.)

1510s, "lazy man," variant of slouk (1560s), probably from a Scandinavian source, perhaps Old Norse slokr "lazy fellow," and related to slack (adj.) on the notion of "sagging, drooping." Meaning "stooping of the head and shoulders" first recorded 1725. Slouch hat, made of soft material, first attested 1764.

1. She has recently begun to slouch over her typewriter.

最近、彼女はタイプライターの前に座って元気がなくなってきた。

2.Most of the time,they slouch around in the fields.

彼らはほとんどの時間を元気なく畑を歩いていた。

3.He straightened himself from a slouch .

彼はさっきの無気力さを改めて、腰をまっすぐにした。

4.Sit up straight.Don 't slouch .

胸を張ってまっすぐに座り、斜めに傾いてはいけない。

5.He told the children to sit up and not slouch .

彼は子供たちにまっすぐ座って、元気がないようにと言った。