skive

[US]/skaɪv/
[UK]/skaɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 把…割成薄片;削勻;研磨
vi. 逃避責任;匆匆而去
Word Forms
現在分詞skiving
過去式skived
過去分詞skived
第三人稱單數skives
複數skives

Example Sentences

I can skive off for a few hours.

我可以提前幾個小時溜出來。

I skived off school.

我逃了學。

I decided to skive off school and tell my mum I had a bad headache.

我決定不去上學,告訴媽媽我的頭很疼。

Real-world Examples

Um, she hated school so she skived off a lot.

嗯,她討厭學校,所以她經常逃學。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

" If Snape's teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts again, I'm skiving off, "

“如果斯內普再來上黑魔法防禦術課,我就請病假。”

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Yes, in British English we usually say 'skive' or 'skive off' or 'bunk off'

是的,在英式英語中,我們通常說“skive”或者“skive off”或者“bunk off”。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Skiving? It means they're bunking their lesson.

溜號?就是說他們都逃課了。

Source: BBC documentary "Chinese Teachers Are Coming"

For example, Don't tell mum I skived off school.

例如,不要告訴媽媽我逃學了。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

" Hogwarts prefects surely don't wish to skive off lessons? "

“霍格沃茨的級長總不會想要逃課吧?”

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" You can't skive off Divination, " said Hermione severely.

“你不能逃占卜課。”赫敏正色說。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Skiving is when you don't go to school or work when you should.

skiving 就是你本應該去上學或工作卻沒去。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

" I'll give you undercover! " cried Mrs Figg, " Dementors, you useless, skiving sneak thief! "

“去你的不暴露身份!”費格太太嚷道,“攝魂怪,你這個逃避責任的沒用的大騙子!”

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

For example, he says he's too ill to come to work, but I think he's skiving.

例如,他說他病得不能來上班,但我認爲他是在偷懶。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

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