"call in sick" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 請病假
• 打電話請病假

Definition

打電話通知工作單位自己生病，今天沒辦法上班。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是口語用法，美國常用。僅限因病請假，不用於其他原因。常隨 'today'、'this morning' 等一起使用。

Examples

I need to call in sick because I have a fever.

我需要**請病假**，因為我發燒了。

She will call in sick and stay home today.

她今天會**請病假**，待在家裏。

John had to call in sick after catching a cold.

約翰感冒後不得不**請病假**。

I didn't want to call in sick, but I was really too ill to work.

我本來不想**請病假**，但真的太不舒服，沒法工作。

It's not good to call in sick unless you truly can't go to work.

除非真的不能去上班，否則**請病假**不是好事。

My coworker always seems to call in sick on Mondays.

我的同事好像總是在星期一**請病假**。