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to stand, sit or move in a lazy way, often with your shoulders and head bent forward 没精打采地站（或坐、走）；低头垂肩地站（或坐、走） Several students were slouching against the wall. 好几个学生在墙上闲逛。 Sit up straight. Don't slouch. 挺起胸坐直，别歪歪斜斜的。 🔊🔊 He slouched across the room and collapsed in a chair. 他在房间里闲逛，倒在椅子上。
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘lazy, slovenly person’): of unknown origin. Slouching was used to mean ‘hanging down, drooping’ (specifically describing a hat with a brim hanging over the face), and ‘having an awkward posture’ from the 17th cent.