half-arsed /ˌhɑːf ˈɑːst◂ $ ˈhæf ɑːrst/British EnglishBrE, half-assed /ˌhɑːf ˈæst $ ˈhæf æst/ American Englishadjectiveadj [only before noun] informal
1WORK HARDdoing something without making much effort 马虎的;敷衍了事的
He made a half-arsed attempt to clean up after the party.
聚会结束后,他草草地收拾了一下。
2STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEcompletely stupid 极愚蠢的
What a half-assed idea!
真是个愚蠢透顶的主意!
Examples from the Corpus
half-arsed• What half-arsed plot was that berkhatching now?• L7 aren't half-arsedrockers, they trample over most of their rivals, they don't want to be blokes.