malinger

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ma·lin·ger /məˈlɪŋɡə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive usually in progressive]  WORK HARDto avoid work by pretending to be ill 装病 〔以逃避工作〕 He accused Frank of malingering. 他指责弗兰克装病逃避工作。 —malingerer noun [countable]→ See Verb table

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malinger• And Carter accused us of malingering.• He prescribed a painkiller and suggested she keep busy, then he shooed her away and chided her for malingering.• Oh no, he wasn't malingering.• I'm sure he's not malingering. He looked awful when I saw him last night.• I malinger, making small talk.• The report claimed that women may be more likely to malinger than men.From Longman Business Dictionarymalingerma‧lin‧ger /məˈlɪŋgə-ər/ verb [intransitive] to avoid work by pretending to be illWe need to discourage employees from malingering but provide help for those who are genuinely sick. —malingerer noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin malinger (1700-1800) French malingre “sick”, from Old French mal “badly” + haingre “thin, weak”

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malinger
ma‧lin‧ger /məˈlɪŋɡə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive usually in progressive]to avoid work by pretending to be ill:
    He accused Frank of malingering.
—malingerer noun [countable]

ma·lin·gerBrE /məˈlɪŋɡə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they malinger BrE /məˈlɪŋɡə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it malingers BrE /məˈlɪŋɡəz/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡərz/ 🔊past simple malingered BrE /məˈlɪŋɡəd/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡərd/ 🔊past participle malingered BrE /məˈlɪŋɡəd/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡərd/ 🔊 -ing form malingering BrE /məˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ 🔊 (usually be malingering) [intransitive] (disapproving) to pretend to be ill/sick, especially in order to avoid work 装病（尤指为逃避工作）▸ ma·lin·ger·er BrE /məˈlɪŋɡərə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /məˈlɪŋɡərər/ 🔊 noun