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coasting

UK //ˈkəʊstɪŋ//US //ˈkoʊstɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'costen',意为'沿着海岸航行',后引申为'依靠惯性移动'。

noun

❶ 指车辆或物体依靠惯性滑行而不施加动力,也比喻人做事不努力,依靠惯性或他人推动。

“The car was coasting down the hill without using any gas.”

(汽车没有加油,靠惯性滑下山坡。)

“He's just coasting through school without studying hard.”

(他在学校只是混日子,没有努力学习。)

同义词:gliding, drifting, sliding

verb

❶ 指依靠惯性移动而不施加动力,或比喻不付出努力而依赖现有条件维持。

“The driver coasted to a stop at the traffic light.”

(司机让车滑行到红绿灯前停下。)

“You can't just coast through life without setting goals.”

(你不能没有目标地混日子。)

同义词:glide, drift, freewheel

常见短语

coasting along — 形容轻松地前进或生活,没有遇到困难或不需要太多努力。

“She's been coasting along in her job without any challenges.”

(她的工作一直很轻松,没有遇到任何挑战。)