goldbrick

gold·brick /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk $ ˈɡoʊld-/ (also goldbricker /-brɪkə $ -ər/) noun [countableC]

American EnglishAmE informalBBOTRICK/DECEIVE someone who stays away from their work, especially by pretending that they are ill 〔尤指通过装病〕逃避工作的人

—goldbrick verb [intransitiveI]

From Longman Business Dictionary

goldbrickgold·brick /ˈgəʊldbrɪkˈgoʊld-/ verb [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmE informalHUMAN RESOURCES

to do no work when you are at your place of work or to stay away from your place of work when you should be there

Working from home, once considered an opportunity to goldbrick, has become the norm in many industries.

—goldbricking noun [uncountableU]

She noticed workers taking a coffee break and accused them of goldbricking.

Origin goldbrick

(1800-1900) From a trick in which a brick is sold by pretending it is made of gold

单词	goldbrick
释义	goldbrick gold·brick /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk $ ˈɡoʊld-/ (also goldbricker /-brɪkə $ -ər/) noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE informalBBOTRICK/DECEIVE someone who stays away from their work, especially by pretending that they are ill 〔尤指通过装病〕逃避工作的人 —goldbrick verb [intransitiveI] From Longman Business Dictionary goldbrickgold·brick /ˈgəʊldbrɪkˈgoʊld-/ verb [intransitiveI] American EnglishAmE informalHUMAN RESOURCES to do no work when you are at your place of work or to stay away from your place of work when you should be there Working from home, once considered an opportunity to goldbrick, has become the norm in many industries. —goldbricking noun [uncountableU] She noticed workers taking a coffee break and accused them of goldbricking. Origin goldbrick (1800-1900) From a trick in which a brick is sold by pretending it is made of gold
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