English Dictionary

mouse potato

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmaʊs pəˈteɪ.təʊ/

名詞

俗語

(slang) A person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.

日本語の意味

パソコンなどの電子機器に過度に依存し、長時間使用する人。 / コンピュータ中毒の人、オンライン活動に没頭する人。

After missing three social events in a row, Mark joked that he had turned into a mouse potato.

立て続けに3つの社交イベントを欠席した後、マークは自分がパソコン中毒になったと冗談めかして言った。

意味（1）

(slang) A person who spends excessive amounts of time using a computer.

Lady Miss Kier is a mouse potato. 'I wake up, I go and turn the computer on before I wash my face or brush my teeth. I'll be sitting there in my underwear, and before I know it, four hours have passed. Then I pick up the phone, push some more buttons and the food delivery arrives, and then 16 hours have passed in front of the computer. It leaves you completely drained.'

mouse potatoes （ plural ）