ˈdo-ˌnothingadjectiveadj [only before noun]British EnglishBrE informal
LAZYlazy or unwilling to make any changes, especially in politics 〔尤指政治上〕庸碌的,无所作为的
the do-nothing government of the last few years
过去几年里的那个庸碌无为的政府
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do-nothing• The voters are fed up with this do-nothingCongress.• The days of do-nothing government are numbered.• Harriman, however, rejected the do-nothingpolicy.• A mixture of muddle-headedness and corruption offers an excuse for do-nothing politics in the west.