單詞
hooky
英 ['h?k?]
美['h?ki]
基本信息
- n. 逃學；逃學者
- adj. 多鉤的
- vt. 偷
中文詞源
hooky 逃學，曠課
來自荷蘭語hoekje,角落，捉迷藏，來自Proto-Germanic*hokaz,鉤子，來自PIE*keg,彎鉤，齒，詞源同hook.由彎鉤引申小角落，捉迷藏游戲，最后用于短語play hooky,即捉迷藏游戲，用來比喻逃學，曠課。
英文詞源
- hooky (n.)
- also hookey, in the truant sense, 1848, American English (New York City), from Dutch hoekje "hide and seek;" or else from hook it, attested since 14c. as "make off, run away," originally "depart, proceed."
雙語例句
- 1. Hooky, naturally, has to prove his machismo by going on the scariest rides twice.
- 胡基自然要坐兩次最恐怖的過山車來表現一下自己的男子漢氣概了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Though he often plays hooky , he does well in study.
- 他經常逃學, 然而他的功課卻很好.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Play hooky. I won't spill the beans.
- 逃避工作吧. 我不會告發.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The boy was whipped for playing hooky.
- 那個男孩因逃學而遭鞭打.
來自辭典例句
- 5. On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go swimming.
- 在第一個暖和的春天,男孩們逃了學游泳去了.
來自辭典例句
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