| 词汇 | skive |
| 释义 | skive 1. noun an evasion of duty, work or occupation; an instance of such evasion UK, 1958 2. verb to evade a duty, work or occupation; to play truant from school. Possibly from dialect skive (to skim or dart about), more probable is French esquiver (to avoid, to slip away). Adopted into military slang during World War 1, and in widespread use by the middle of the century UK, 1919 skive off skive off • skive off sth BrE informal to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission: Do you fancy skiving off and going down to the pub? We used to skive off school to go to the beach.■ SIMILAR TO: goof off AmE informalskiver n C someone who avoids work or school by staying away or leaving without permission: Everyone knew Nev was the biggest skiver in the class. skive (something)To absent oneself or leave early from something (usually school or work) when one would normally be required to be there; to play truant. Primarily heard in UK. I was so restless and bored at work that I decided to just skive it after lunch without telling anyone. Hey, Jim and I are planning on skiving from school on Friday, do you want to come with us? That's the last time you skive class, mister! From now on, I'm dropping you to school every morning! skive offTo absent oneself or leave early from school or work when one would normally be required to be there; to play truant. Primarily heard in UK. I was so restless and bored at work that I decided to just skive off after lunch without telling anyone. Hey, Jim and I are planning on skiving off from school on Friday, do you want to come with us? That's the last time you skive off class, mister! From now on, I'm dropping you off to school every morning! |
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