malinger

🇬🇧 UK/mә'liŋgә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To pretend to be ill or injured in order to avoid work or duty

装病,诈病以逃避责任

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He decided to malinger to avoid the difficult exam scheduled for tomorrow.

  • 2.

    Soldiers who malingered were eventually discovered and disciplined by their commanders.

  • 3.

    She would often malinger on Mondays to avoid her least favorite work meetings.

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