单词 | hooky |
释义 | hook·y /ˈhʊki/ noun play hooky American English old-fashionedGO TO/ATTEND to stay away from school without permission 逃学 SYN British English truantExamples from the Corpushooky• Maricela Roman will never forget the day her own 4-year-old ratted on her when she tried to play hooky.• A boy playing hooky in Texas is not a criminal who is put away for study.• Abraham and MacGregor begin tasting that delicious sense of playing hooky from life, just like two big, naughty kids.Origin hooky (1800-1900) Probably from hook, hook it “to run away” ((19-20 centuries))hook·y nounChineseSyllable stay away without permission from Corpus school to |
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