skive

Word family nounskiverskivingadjectiveskivyverbskive

skive /skaɪv/ (also skive off) verb [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informal

WORK HARDto avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission 逃避工作，旷工；逃学，旷课 → play truant

—skiver noun [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

skive• She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving.• Barry had most likely told her he was skiving.• There is no way that I could skive a session, even if I wanted to, wearing my yellow and tartan suit!• Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons.

Origin skive

(1900-2000) Perhaps from French esquiver “to get away secretly”

单词	skive
释义	skive Word family nounskiverskivingadjectiveskivyverbskive skive /skaɪv/ (also skive off) verb [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informal WORK HARDto avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission 逃避工作，旷工；逃学，旷课 → play truant —skiver noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus skive• She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving.• Barry had most likely told her he was skiving.• There is no way that I could skive a session, even if I wanted to, wearing my yellow and tartan suit!• Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons. Origin skive (1900-2000) Perhaps from French esquiver “to get away secretly”
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