clock-watcher
- n.老是看时间等下班的人
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That new guy is a total clock-watcher . He checked his watch FIVE times in one hour and left his desk exactly at five o'clock .
那个新来的员工就是个看表族,他一个小时内看了五次表,一到五点立马走人了。
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Clock-watcher is an employee who demonstrates lack of interest in a job by watching the time closely to be sure to stop work as soon as the workday or shift is over .
Clock-watcher指对工作心不在焉,总是不停看时间的员工,下班点一到他们就会停下手里的工作。中文可以戏称为“看表族”。来看个例句:
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Being a clock-watcher can actually increase stress and make it harder to fall asleep .
盯着闹钟看实际上会增加压力,入睡会变得更难。
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Jackson : Because of Gordon . He 's a clock-watcher so now finally we 'll get him to work overtime .
积臣:因为戈登,他是个盯著时钟等下班的人,所以这样就可以让他超时工作。
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Goofed off ? Maybe , but I 'm not a clock-watcher . I finished doing what I should and then knock off an hour earlier .
开小差?也许吧,可我不是老看钟点等下班的人,我干完了我要干的,提前了一小时下班。
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I 've never been a clock-watcher , but this place is turning me into one : I can 't wait to get out of here at the end of the day , and spend every Sunday dreading Monday .
原来的我并不是那种盯着表盼下班的人,但在这里我却成了这样。一到下班时间我就迫不及待地逃离办公室。