feign illness; plead sickness
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to feign illness; to use sickness as a pretext (to avoid an obligation)
Typically used to politely decline social obligations, meetings, or official duties without stating the real reason. Often implies a social excuse rather than genuine malingering.
Tā他
tuō托
bìng病
méi没
yǒu有
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
。
He skipped the meeting under the pretext of illness.
tuō托
bìng病
lí离
xí席
to leave the meeting under the pretext of illness
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Tā他
tuō托
bìng病
bù不
chū出
，
jù拒
jué绝
le了
zhè这
cì次
yāo邀
qǐng请
。
He declined the invitation by pleading illness.
tuō托
bìng病
cí辞
zhí职
to resign under the pretext of illness