Verb:
-
remove the surface of;
"skive leather"
用作动词 (v.)
- She always skives off early.
她总是在干活儿时早早溜走。
- He's usually skiving down at the pub when there's gardening to be done.
他常在需要整理花园时就躲进酒馆去了。
- There are many reasons why teenagers skive off school.
青少年逃课有很多原因。
- Statistics reveal those from poor families are three times as likely to skive off than better-off pupils.
统计显示,穷家孩子的逃学率是有钱家孩子的三倍。