hooky

• n. 逃学；逃学者
• adj. 多钩的
• vt. 偷

来自荷兰语hoekje,角落，捉迷藏，来自Proto-Germanic*hokaz,钩子，来自PIE*keg,弯钩，齿，词源同hook.由弯钩引申小角落，捉迷藏游戏，最后用于短语play hooky,即捉迷藏游戏，用来比喻逃学，旷课。

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."

1. Hooky, naturally, has to prove his machismo by going on the scariest rides twice.

胡基自然要坐两次最恐怖的过山车来表现一下自己的男子汉气概了。

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2. Though he often plays hooky , he does well in study.

他经常逃学, 然而他的功课却很好.

来自辞典例句

3. Play hooky. I won't spill the beans.

逃避工作吧. 我不会告发.

来自辞典例句

4. The boy was whipped for playing hooky.

那个男孩因逃学而遭鞭打.

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5. On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go swimming.

在第一个暖和的春天,男孩们逃了学游泳去了.

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