Noun:

1. a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace

workn.工作；职业；工作内容；职责；活计；工作所需的材料；工作地点；努力；工作成果；行为结果；作品v.工作；做事；使工作；争取；管理；运行；操作；奏效；产生…影响；造成；抽搐；逐渐移动[复]works：工厂；修建；机器部件；全套物品workmaten.同事；工友

1. The workers often decided to go slow in those days.
   在那时候工人们经常怠工。
2. They 'd already caused long delays by working to rule.
   他们通过怠工已造成很长时间的拖延。