doss
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] UK slang uk/dɒs/ us/dɑːs/
(因无家无钱而)露宿;(在无人居住的空房子里)过夜
to sleep outside or in an empty building because you have no home and no money
She was dossing in doorways until the police picked her up. 她在被警方收容之前一直在门道里过夜。
See also: dosshouse
(also doss down)(在没床的地方)凑合着睡觉
to sleep somewhere without a bed
Can I doss down at your house tonight, after the party? 今晚聚会结束后我能在你家凑合过一夜吗?
Phrasal verb
doss around 混时间,无所事事
to spend your time doing very little
Come on, Peter, stop dossing around and get some work done. 快点,彼得,别无所事事的了,干点活儿吧。
doss
noun [ S ] UK slang uk/dɒs/ us/dɑːs/
a doss 举手之劳,容易做的事情
an activity that is easy or does not need hard work
The work itself was a bit of a doss, to be honest.
The irony is he chose the course because he thought it would be a doss.
It was a total doss - I only had three seminars a week and two assignments a term.
I had to serve about six customers a day - it was a doss.
It must be a doss working there.
The first job I ever had was a complete doss.