Susan’s father is a workaholic , he barely spends any time with his family.苏珊的爸爸是个工作狂，他很少和他的家人们相处。

另外，在英文中若是看到以**-holic结尾的单字，意思就是「…狂／痴」，例如alcoholic** （酒鬼）、shopaholic （购物狂），至于爱阅读成痴的「书虫」，我们则可以用bookaholic来表示。

Being a yes man does not do John any good because his workload is always heavier than the rest of us.做好好先生对约翰一点好处都没有，因为他的工作量总是比我们其他人繁重。

Nancy from the Accounting Department is so gossipy . She should learn to mind her own business.会计部门的南西很爱八卦，她应该学会管好自己的事。

His endless whining is so irritating!他无止尽的抱怨叫人很厌烦！

The meeting was torturing. I had to endure Kim’s team pointing fingers at us , even though it was them who screwed up the campaign.

会议很折磨人。我不得不忍受金的团队把责任推卸到我们身上，即使搞砸了宣传活动的是他们。

Did you notice that Larry is slacking off ? He has gone to the restroom five times this afternoon.

你有发现赖瑞在摸鱼吗？他这个下午已经去上了5 次厕所。

（nal / fusy 爱计较、挑剔的）

The meeting was extended for an hour because the client was nitpicking on document wordings.

会议延长了一个小时，因为客户在文件措辞上吹毛求疵。

Boss around / Push around

Poor Mary, her younger brother Andrew always bosses her around whenever the adults are absent.

可怜的玛丽，每当大人不在的时候，她的弟弟安德鲁总是对她发号施令。

I didn’t trust Bill when he said he would make it up to me for the last-minute shift change. He has a record of going back on his words .

当比尔说会为了临时换班补偿我时，我并不相信他。因为他有说话不算话的纪录。

I can’t believe Stan took my credit by telling everyone the project was his idea.

我不敢相信史丹抢走我的功劳，告诉大家这个专案是他的主意。

I don’t think Janet’s opinion is valuable. After all, She is a fence-sitter .

我不认为珍妮特的意见有价值，毕竟她是个墙头草。

I’ve worked here for a long time, but last week my company decided to promote Henry the ass-kisser instead. I think it’s a sign for me to leave.

我在这里工作很久了，但上周我的公司决定让马屁精亨利升迁，而不是我。我想这是我该离开的信号。

Shirk one’s obligations / responsibilities / duties

Ken, as the night shift, you’re supposed to turn off the lights before you leave. We feel that you’re shirking your obligations .

肯恩，你作为夜班应该在离开前关掉电灯。我们觉得你在逃避你的责任。

Sara should keep her opinions to herself. I don’t need a smart-ass to lecture me on how to do my job.

莎拉应该把她的意见留给自己。我不需要一个自以为是的人教训我该怎么做我的工作。

Wilson snitched on me last week, then offered me to drink on the same day. He is such a two-faced person .

威尔森上周偷打我的小报告，然后在同一天邀我喝一杯。他真是一个双面人。