"call in sick" in Chinese (Simplified)
请病假打电话请病假
Definition
打电话告诉工作单位自己生病了,今天无法上班。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属口语表达,美国常用。专指因病请假,不能用来请事假或其他原因。常与“today”,“this morning”等时间搭配。
Examples
I need to call in sick because I have a fever.
我需要**请病假**,因为我发烧了。
She will call in sick and stay home today.
她今天会**请病假**,呆在家里。
John had to call in sick after catching a cold.
约翰感冒后不得不**请病假**。
I didn't want to call in sick, but I was really too ill to work.
我本来不想**请病假**,但真的太不舒服了,没法工作。
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,否则**请病假**不是好事。
My coworker always seems to call in sick on Mondays.
我的同事似乎总是在周一**请病假**。