trougher
noun [ C ] UK informal uk/ˈtrɒf.ər/ us/ˈtrɑː.fɚ/
贪吃的人,狼吞虎咽的人
someone who eats a lot of food very quickly
I asked for more and was made to feel like a fat trougher. 我点了很多东西,弄得自己像个贪吃的人。
One or two of the dishes may be unfamiliar to even the most adventurous trougher. 这些菜中有一两道即使是最有冒险精神的贪吃食客也可能感到陌生。
disapproving不劳而获的人,尤指政客
a person, especially a politician, who gets money, possessions, etc. from other people without doing much to earn them
Not being a trougher, I bought my computer at my own expense. 我不是一个不劳而获的人,我的电脑是自己出钱买的。
I do not think that he can be called a trougher, as I understand he made his money in the oil industry. 我觉得他不是一个不劳而获的政客,据我了解他是从石油业发家的。
See: trough
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- The baby really is a trougher and he helped himself from our plates.
- He is just a hypocritical trougher who wants taxpayers to dig deep into their pockets.
- She was a trougher with her hand regularly dipping into our wallets.