truant
['tru:.ənt] noun
countable
■a child who is regularly absent from school without permission 逃学者，旷课者•Police reports showed that the vast majority of crime committed by children was carried out by truants.警方的报告显示，绝大部分的青少年犯罪都是由逃学者所为。 play truant (US usually play hooky)
■to be regularly absent from school without permission 逃学，旷课•Most parents are horrified when they discover their children have been playing truant from school.当发现自己的孩子一直逃学时，大多数父母都感到很震惊。
['tru:.ənt] verb intransitive mainly UK
■Children who truant are regularly absent from school, usually while pretending to their parents that they have gone to school 逃学，旷课•You'll fail all your exams if you carry on truanting.如果继续逃学的话，你所有考试都会不及格。 |