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    truant

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: School
    tru·ant /ˈtruːənt/ noun [countable]  1  SESa student who stays away from school without permission 逃学者，旷课生 persistent truants 老是逃学的学生2. play truant British EnglishSESGO TO/ATTEND to stay away from school without permission 逃学，旷课 SYN British English skive, American English play hooky —truant verb [intransitive] —truant adjective American English Nick was truant seven days this month. 尼克这个月旷课七天。
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    truant• He dropped out of the eighth grade, but before that he was a truant of long standing.• They are, according to recent research, bringing up the next generation of offenders, truants, divorcees and generally inadequate people.• Home visiting is an expensive but helpful alternative for persistent truants.• About half in each case were categorised by their headteachers as casual or persistent truants.• Persistent truants, those truanting for weeks at a time, were seen as posing intractable problems for schools.• 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?• The truants are questioned by education officers, and often their parents too.    Origin truant (1300-1400) Old French “wanderer”
    tru·ant nounChineseSyllable
    without from student school a who stays Corpus away


    truant
    tru‧ant /ˈtruːənt/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: 'wanderer'
    1. a student who stays away from school without permission:
        persistent truants
    2. play 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.


    tru·antBrE /ˈtruːənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtruːənt/ 🔊 nouna child who stays away from school without permission 旷课的小学生▸ tru·ant verb [intransitive] ◆A number of pupils have been truanting regularly. 不少小学生经常旷课。🔊🔊●play ˈtruant(BrE) (NAmE, old-fashioned, informal play ˈhooky) to stay away from school without permission 旷课；逃学<titled tranID="37" status="2">Education<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>教育</chn></titled>

    Learning 学习

    • acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(BrE) (some) qualifications 获得／缺少教育／培训／资格
    • receive/provide sb with training/tuition 得到／给某人提供培训／指导
    • develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially BrE) course/(NAmE) program/syllabus 制订课程方案／教学大纲
    • give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar 讲课；上课；举办／参加／出席研讨会
    • hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop 办班；举办研讨会／讲习班
    • sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons 报名参加／修读课程

    School 学校

    • go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school 上学前班／幼儿园／托儿所
    • be in the first, second, etc. (NAmE) grade/(especially BrE) year (at school) 在读一年级、二年级等
    • study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc. 修读／放弃修历史课／化学课／德语课等
    • (BrE) leave/finish/drop out of/ (NAmE) quit school 离校；完成学业；辍学；退学
    • (NAmE) graduate high school/college 高中／大学毕业

    Problems at school 在学校遇到的问题

    • be the victim/target of bullying 成为被欺负的受害者／对象
    • (BrE) play truant from/ (both BrE, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should) 逃学
    • (both especially NAmE) skip/cut class/school 逃课；逃学
    • (BrE) cheat in/(NAmE) cheat on an exam/a test 考试作弊
    • get/be given a detention (for doing sth) （因做了某事）被罚放学后留校
    • be expelled from/be suspended from school 被学校开除／暂时停学

    Work and exams 功课和考试

    • do your homework/(BrE) revision/a project on sth 做家庭作业；复习功课；对…做专题研究
    • work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(NAmE) a paper 写／提交文章／学位论文／毕业论文／作业／论文
    • finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework 完成学位论文／毕业论文／学业／课程作业
    • hand in/ (NAmE) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper 提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文
    • study/prepare/ (BrE) revise/ (NAmE) review/ (NAmE, informal) cram for a test/an exam 为应考而学习／准备／复习／临时死记硬背
    • take/ (both BrE) do/sit a test/an exam 参加考试
    • (especially BrE) mark/ (especially NAmE) grade homework/a test 给作业／考试打分
    • (BrE) do well in/ (NAmE) do well on/ (informal, especially NAmE) ace a test/an exam 在考试中取得好成绩
    • pass/fail/ (informal, especially NAmE) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject 测验／考试／课程／学科及格／不及格

    University 大学

    • apply to/get into/go to/start college/(BrE) university 申请／上／开始上大学
    • leave/graduate from law school/college/(BrE) university (with a degree in computer science) 离开／毕业于法学院；离开大学；大学毕业（取得计算机科学的学位）
    • study for/take/ (BrE) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics 攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程
    • (both NAmE) major/minor in biology/philosophy 主修／辅修生物学／哲学
    • earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a PhD in economics 获得／被授予／拿到／拥有经济学硕士学位／学士学位／博士学位
      ➡  see also bunk off at bunk verb, skive