skive

skive¹
[skʌɪv]
(Brit. informal)(英，非正式)
verb

[noobj.]avoid work or a duty by staying away or leaving early; shirk
逃避工作或责任；提早离开；躲避
I skived off school.
我逃了学。
[with obj.]she used to skive lessons.
她过去常逃课。

noun

[in sing.]an instance of avoiding work or a duty in this way
逃避工作（或责任）
■an easy option
轻易选择

派生
skiver
noun
语源

early 20th cent.: perhaps from French esquiver 'slink away'

skive²
[skʌɪv]
verb

[with obj.](technical)pare (the edge of a piece of leather or other material) so as to reduce its thickness
(技)把（皮革或其他材料边缘）削成薄片

语源

early 19th cent.: from Old Norse skífa; related to shive

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