truant

verb

/ˈtruːənt/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they truant	/ˈtruːənt/ /ˈtruːənt/
he / she / it truants	/ˈtruːənts/ /ˈtruːənts/
past simple truanted	/ˈtruːəntɪd/ /ˈtruːəntɪd/
past participle truanted	/ˈtruːəntɪd/ /ˈtruːəntɪd/
-ing form truanting	/ˈtruːəntɪŋ/ /ˈtruːəntɪŋ/

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(of a child孩子) to stay away from school without permission旷课；逃学
- A number of pupils have been truanting regularly.不少小学生经常旷课。
Topics Educationc1

truant

noun

/ˈtruːənt/

Idioms

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a child who stays away from school without permission旷课的小学生Topics Educationc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- persistent
- school
verb + truant
- play
truant + noun
- officer
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Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a person begging through choice rather than necessity): from Old French, probably ultimately of Celtic origin; compare with Welsh truan, Scottish Gaelic truaghan ‘wretched’.

Idioms

play truant (British English)

(North American English, old-fashioned, informal play hooky)

to stay away from school without permission旷课；逃学
Collocations Education
Education教育Learning学习
- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications获得／缺少教育／培训／资格
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition得到／给某人提供培训／指导
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) 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. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) 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
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
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
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)（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/(British English) revision/a project on something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/(North American English) 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/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper提交家庭作业／文章／作业／论文
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, 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 British English) do/sit a test/an exam参加考试
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) 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/(British English) university申请／上／开始上大学
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) 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/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics攻读／读完法学学位／物理学位课程
- (both North American English) 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, skiveTopics Educationc1