gold·brick

verb

/ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/

[intransitive] (US English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they goldbrick	/ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪk/
he / she / it goldbricks	/ˈɡəʊldbrɪks/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪks/
past simple goldbricked	/ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/
past participle goldbricked	/ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkt/
-ing form goldbricking	/ˈɡəʊldbrɪkɪŋ/ /ˈɡəʊldbrɪkɪŋ/

to be lazy and try to avoid work by pretending to be ill偷懒；（装病）逃避工作
- Some people are goldbricking on the job.有些人在工作中贪图便宜。