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truant

UK //ˈtruːənt//US //ˈtruːənt//

词源

源自中古英语 'truant',最初来自古法语 'truand',意为流浪者或乞丐。

noun

❶ 指无故旷课或逃学的学生,通常用来描述那些未经允许就不去上学的孩子。

“The teacher called the parents of the truant student.”

(老师给逃学学生的家长打了电话。)

“The police found the truant playing video games at the mall.”

(警察发现逃学的学生在商场里打电子游戏。)

同义词:absentee, skiver, hooky player

verb

❶ 指故意逃学或旷课的行为,通常用于描述学生未经允许离开学校。

“He often truanted from school to go fishing.”

(他经常逃学去钓鱼。)

“She was caught truanting with her friends.”

(她被抓到和朋友一起逃学。)

同义词:skip, play hooky, bunk off

常见短语

play truant — 指学生故意逃学或旷课的行为,常用于英式英语中。

“He was punished for playing truant last week.”

(他因为上周逃学而受到了惩罚。)