duffer

英 [ˈdʌfə(r)]

美 [ˈdʌfər]

n.  笨蛋; 傻瓜; 不中用的人

复数：duffers　

经济

BNC.35448 / COCA.29680

牛津词典

noun

• 笨蛋；傻瓜；不中用的人
  a person who is stupid or unable to do anything well

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 笨蛋;傻瓜;无用之人
  If you describe someone as aduffer, you mean that they are very bad at doing something.
  1. Waugh was a duffer at cricket.
     沃的板球打得很臭。

英英释义

noun

• an incompetent or clumsy person
  1. as a golfer he was only a duffer

双语例句

• Now Duffer may be a spud chewing, working class hero but he is also injured a lot so it's not surprising that he doesn't get a consistent run in the Chelsea team.
  现在他在切尔西成了边缘人，比赛中表现出色但也受伤过多，这也就不奇怪他为什么无法在队中获得稳定的主力位置了。
• Scholars and artists thrown together are often annoyed at the puzzle of where they duffer.
  学者和艺术家聚在一起时常有不知彼此区别的困扰。
• A mite of a little woman with blood thinned by California zephyrs was hardly fair game for the red-fisted, short-breathed old duffer.
  一个弱小的女人，已经被加利福尼亚的西风吹得没有什么血色了，当然经不起那个有着红拳关，气吁吁的老家伙的常识。
• I was always a bit of a duffer at maths.
  我在数学方面总是有点笨。
• Waugh was a duffer at cricket.
  沃的板球打得很臭。
• Dance with an old duffer.
  和一位老糊涂跳舞。
• He is a duffer at golf.
  他不善于打高尔夫球。
• I thought you were hurt by Edward's saying you were a duffer and a beginner.
  我认为你是被爱德华说是笨蛋和新手的话所伤害了。
• I sympathise with your plight, being a penny-pinching wine duffer myself.
  我对你的处境深感同情，因为我本人也是一个锱铢必较的酒盲。
• Or at least the Chief Duffer is, and he's taught all the rest to be.
  至少笨蛋头儿是这样，他把其他人都教得这样。