"skive off" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 逃课
• 偷懒

Definition

假装生病或编借口来逃避工作或上学；故意不去做本应做的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Skive off” 属于英式口语，通常指逃学或逃避工作。美式英语多用“play hooky”。正式场合不宜使用。

Examples

Tom always tries to skive off when there is math class.

汤姆在上数学课时总想**逃课**。

It's not a good idea to skive off work.

**逃班**不是个好主意。

Some students skive off class to go to the park.

有些学生**逃课**去公园。

He tried to skive off the meeting by pretending he was stuck in traffic.

他假装堵车，试图**逃避**会议。

We used to skive off on Fridays and catch a movie instead.

我们以前经常在星期五**逃课**去看电影。

If you skive off too often, your boss will notice.

你要是太常**偷懒**，老板会发现的。