单词	skiver
释义	skiveskive /skaɪv/ (also skive off) verb [intransitive] British English informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINskive Origin: 1900-2000 Perhaps from French esquiver ‘to get away secretly’ Verb Table VERB TABLE skive Simple Form Present I, you, we, they skive he, she, it skives Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they skived Present perfect I, you, we, they have skived he, she, it has skived Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had skived Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will skive Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have skived Continuous Form Present I am skiving he, she, it is skiving you, we, they are skiving Past I, he, she, it was skiving you, we, they were skiving Present perfect I, you, we, they have been skiving he, she, it has been skiving Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been skiving Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be skiving Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been skiving Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons. She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Barry had most likely told her he was skiving. There is no way that I could skive a session, even if I wanted to, wearing my yellow and tartan suit! Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto deliberately not go to school, work etc► skive/skive off/bunk off British informal to deliberately not go to school, work etc, when you should be there: · He says that he was so ill he had to be sent home from school. I bet he's skiving.· Have you been skiving off again? You'll get caught one of these days.· We were bunking off one day, and playing down by the canal. ► play truant British /play hooky American if a child plays truant or plays hooky from school, they deliberately stay away from school without their parent's permission: · Billy was caught playing truant and has been given extra homework for a month.· He'd played hooky again and ridden the train out to Brooklyn. ► cut especially American, informal if a student cuts classes, school etc, they deliberately do not go to the classes that they should go to: · Kids cut class and ran down the street to watch the fire. a lazy person► lazybones spoken informal a lazy person - use this especially when talking to someone that you like: · Hey, lazybones, how long are you planning on staying in bed? ► couch potato informal someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television: · "I was a complete couch potato," Lewis said, "I didn't even like walking to the store."· Mitchell is a self-described "couch potato". ► layabout British informal a lazy person who avoids work or responsibility: · How did you get mixed up with that layabout?· a bunch of hopeless layabouts ► skiver British informal someone who is lazy and does not go to school, work etc: · I always thought Clive was a bit of a skiver. to not work hard enough► not pull your weight to not do as much work as other people, when you are working in a group or team: · If you think that Alan isn't pulling his weight, you must tell him either to improve or leave.· Of all the people sharing the house with us, only Lizzie didn't pull her weight. ► skive British informal to not do the work that you should be doing, or to be away from your place of work without a good reason: · She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving.skive off (=not be at your place of work): · Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons. ► goof off American informal to not work when you are supposed to be working: · Hey you two! Quit goofing off and do some work!goof off on the job: · Anyone who does consistently good work doesn't need to worry about occasionally goofing off on the job. ► not do a stroke of work British informal to do no work at all: · The telephone's been ringing and I haven't managed to do a stroke of work yet today.· Duncan found a wealthy woman, married her, and he's never done a stroke of work since! ► slack British informal to deliberately do less work than you should: · She called me into her office and accused me of slacking and taking too many holidays!no slacking (=use this to tell someone to work as hard as possible): · "You start tomorrow at nine," he told them, "and no slacking, or there'll be trouble." ► malinger formal to avoid going to work by pretending to be ill: · I'm sure he's not malingering. He looked awful when I saw him last night.· The report claimed that women may be more likely to malinger than men. to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving without permission → play truant—skiver noun [countable]
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