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单词 scrimshank
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Definition of scrimshank in English:

scrimshank

verbˈskrɪmʃaŋk
[no object]British informal

  • (especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty.

    〈英，非正式〉（尤指军人）偷懒；玩忽职守

    I was just telling Hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His step-mother accused him of loitering, of scrimshanking, of scornfully dishing up half-plates of food - more than he had earned, she sneered.
    • While their regiment marches back and forth across India, they spend their time boozing, brawling and scrimshanking.
    Synonyms
    malinger, pretend to be ill, fake illness, feign illness

Derivatives

  • scrimshanker

    • nounˈskrɪmʃaŋkə
    British informal
    • I’d campaign to do that, but it sounds like hard work, and I’m a bit of a scrimshanker, a mere ersatz of a campaigner.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If it is necessary to wage wars, the world's strongest nation needs a man with abilities, not a scrimshanker with an IQ of 100 meters farm track.
      • ‘He was a real skiver and scrimshanker, saved by the love of a wonderful woman,’ he said.

Origin

Late 19th century: of unknown origin.
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