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mitch

UK /mɪtʃ/US /mɪtʃ/

词源

源自中古英语michen(躲藏),可能与古英语mīcian(隐藏)有关,在方言中演变为逃学的特定含义。

verb

❶ 指故意逃学或躲避责任,常见于英式英语口语中,多用于描述学生逃课行为。

“He decided to mitch school and go to the park instead.”

(他决定逃学去公园玩。)

“The boys were caught mitching from their math class.”

(那些男孩数学课逃学被抓住了。)

❶ 在爱尔兰英语中表示偷偷溜走或躲避某人,带有悄悄离开的意味。

“He mitched out the back door when he saw his ex-girlfriend.”

(看到前女友时他从后门溜走了。)

“The dog mitched away when it heard the thunder.”

(狗听到雷声就偷偷躲起来了。)

同义词:skive, bunk off, play truant, dodge, avoid

noun

❶ 指逃学或偷懒的行为本身,常用于描述这种不良习惯。

“Going on a mitch became a regular thing for those students.”

(逃学成了那些学生的家常便饭。)

“His record showed too many mitches last semester.”

(他的记录显示上学期逃课次数太多。)

同义词:truancy, absence, skiving

常见短语

on the mitch — 形容正在逃学或躲避责任的状态,强调正在进行的行为。

“The teacher asked where Tom was, and we said he was on the mitch again.”

(老师问汤姆在哪,我们说他又逃学了。)