mitch
/mɪtʃ/verb
no obj.
- informal, chiefly Irish play truant from school〈非正式, 主爱尔兰〉逃学, 逃课:
we're looking for three young fellows who've mitched from school
我们正在找三个逃学的小家伙
with obj. he would mitch school and go down to the docks.他会逃课到码头去。
词源
late Middle English (in the obsolete sense'pilfer'): apparently from Old French muchier 'hide, lurk'; compare with MOOCH.