单词	truant
释义	truanttru‧ant /ˈtruːənt/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtruant Origin: 1300-1400 Old French ‘wanderer’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS About half in each case were categorised by their headteachers as casual or persistent truants. He dropped out of the eighth grade, but before that he was a truant of long standing. Home visiting is an expensive but helpful alternative for persistent truants. Nadine had rung Matthew several times recently-and always at school-to say that Rory was playing truant. Or had the truants simply outgrown school, but were ready for the world of work? Persistent truants, those truanting for weeks at a time, were seen as posing intractable problems for schools. The truants are questioned by education officers, and often their parents too. They are, according to recent research, bringing up the next generation of offenders, truants, divorcees and generally inadequate people. 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. WORD SETS► School academy, nounadvanced, adjectiveAdvanced level, nounA level, nounA/S level, nounassembly, nounbaccalaureate, nounblazer, nounboard, verbboarder, nounboarding school, nounbursar, nouncane, nouncaretaker, nouncarnival, nounchurch school, nounclassroom, nounclasswork, nounCollege Boards, nouncomp, nouncomprehensive school, nounconvent school, nouncorporal punishment, nouncrammer, nounday boy, nounday girl, nounday pupil, nounday school, noundemerit, noundetention, noundictation, noundinner lady, noundiploma, noundomestic science, noundormitory, noundrill, noundrill, verbdriver's education, noundunce, noundunce's cap, nounelementary, adjectiveelementary school, nounfag, nounfeeder school, nounfinishing school, nounform, nounGCE, nounGCSE, noungrade, noungrade school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduation, noungrammar school, noungrant-maintained, adjectivehead boy, nounhead girl, nounheadmaster, nounheadmistress, nounheadship, nounhead teacher, nounhigh, nounhigh school, nounhome room, nounhomework, nounhonor roll, nounhouse, nounhousemaster, nounhousemistress, nounindustrial arts, nounintermediate school, nounintramural, adjectivejunior, nounjunior high school, nounjunior school, nounlollipop lady, nounmagnet school, nounmake-up, nounmaster, nounmatron, nounmiddle school, nounMilitary Academy, nounminus, adjectivemistress, nounmixed ability, adjectivemonitor, nounmultiplication table, nounO grade, nounold boy, nounold girl, nounO level, nounparochial school, nounPE, nounperiod, nounplus, adjectivepop quiz, nounpractical, nounprefect, nounprep, nounprep, verbpreparatory school, nounpreppy, adjectiveprep school, nounprimary, adjectiveprimary school, nounprimer, nounprivate education, nounprivate school, nounproject, nounPTA, nounPTO, nounpublic school, nounpupil, nounquiz, nounRE, nounrecess, nounreport, nounreport card, nounsatchel, nounschool board, nounschoolboy, nounschoolchild, nounschoolday, nounschool district, nounschoolgirl, nounschool governor, nounschoolhouse, nounschooling, nounschoolkid, nounschool-leaver, nounschoolmaster, nounschoolmate, nounschoolmistress, nounschoolroom, nounschoolteacher, nounschool tie, nounschoolwork, nounsecondary modern, nounsecondary school, nounsemester, nounseminary, nounsenior, nounsenior high school, nounset, nounsex education, nounshop, nounshow and tell, nounsixth form, nounsixth form college, nounsophomore, nounspecial education, nounspecial school, nounspeech day, nounsports day, nounstatement, verbstream, nounstream, verbsubject, nounsubstitute teacher, nounsummer camp, nounsummer school, nounsuperintendent, nounsupply teacher, nounsyllabus, nountermly, adjectivetheme, nountruant, noununit, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounupper school, nounvaledictorian, noun Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► play truant 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.# 1a student who stays away from school without permission:  persistent truants2play truant British English to stay away from school without permission SYN skive British English, play hooky American English—truant verb [intransitive]—truant adjective American English:  Nick was truant seven days this month.
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