skive
skive — 動詞
- skivepresent simple I / you / we / they
- skiveshe / she / it
- skivedpast simple
- skiving-ing form
1. to miss work or school on purpose, either by not showing up or by going home ear
蹺班；蹺課
無故不去上班或上學，或提早開溜
to miss work or school on purpose, either by not showing up or by going home early, when you have no valid excuse
Kabir skived off school and spent the whole afternoon at the arcade.
Kabir 蹺了課，整個下午都泡在電動場。
skive off + place — staying away entirely
Ngozi tried to skive by hiding in the stationery cupboard, but the manager found her before lunch.
Ngozi 試圖蹺班，躲進文具櫃裡，但主管在午餐前就找到了她。
skive + by + -ing — the method used to avoid work
Yara was caught skiving when her boss walked past the café where she sat reading a magazine.
Yara 蹺班時被老闆撞見，當時她正坐在咖啡廳裡翻雜誌。
Henrik decided to skive the last lesson on Friday and head to the cinema.
Henrik 決定蹺掉星期五最後一堂課，跑去看電影。
Esther skived off the afternoon shift and went to the beach, hoping nobody would check the roster.
Esther 蹺掉了下午的班，跑去海邊，心想不會有人去查排班表。
- bunk off
same register and variety (British informal); almost identical meaning
- skip
broader and more neutral; used in both British and American English; less specifically about shirking obligations
- ditch
American informal equivalent; 'ditch school', 'ditch work'
- play truant
more formal than 'skive'; refers only to school, never to work
文法句型
skive
skive off
skive + noun (work/school/lesson)
skive off + noun
skive + by + -ing
用法筆記
'Skive off' (with the particle) is the most common pattern in everyday speech. The transitive form without 'off' ('skive a lesson', 'skive school') is also frequent. This verb is strongly British and informal — speakers of American English typically say 'skip' or 'ditch' instead.