play truant

意味

to stay away from school without permission

無断で学校を休む.

例文

1. 1Tom played truant for a whole week and told his parents he had been at school.
2. 2Schools must contact parents on the first day a child plays truant.
3. 3Instead of going to her maths lessons, Maria was playing truant in the park with her friends.
4. 4If you play truant again, the head will call your parents in for a meeting.
5. 5Leo's attendance record shows that he played truant on eleven Fridays last term.

文法

play が変化する（plays、playing、played）。truant には冠詞を付けず、単数のまま。