skirt

[skə:t]

n.裙子, 下摆, 边缘, 郊区,挡板
v.装边于,位于(边缘), 绕开

n.

1. 裙子; 衬裙[C]

The little girl was dressed in a very short skirt.

小女孩穿了一条很短的裙子。

2. (衣服的)下摆[C]

3. 挡板; 护板[C]

4. 边缘; 外围[P]

Mr.Smith lives on the skirts of the town.

史密斯先生住在城郊。

5. (马鞍的)垂边[C]

6. 【俚】女人; 姑娘[U]

vt.

1. 位于……的周围; 绕过……的边缘

The road skirted the woods.

这条路环绕林子。

The boys skirted the field so as not to damage the crops.

为了不损坏庄稼, 孩子们绕着田边走。

2. 给……装边; 给……装防护罩

3. 避开(危险等); 回避(问题等)

It is almost impossible to skirt the knotty problem.

想回避这个棘手的问题几乎是不可能的。

vi.

1. 位于边缘地带; 绕过……的边缘[(+along/around/round)]

We decided to skirt round the deep jungle.

我们决定绕过那片茂密的丛林。

2. 沿边走[(+along)]

3. 绕开, 避开[(+around/round)]

It was very disappointing that his speech skirted around all the main questions.

他的演说回避了所有主要的问题, 令人非常失望。

词形变化

动词过去式: skirted | 动词过去分词: skirted | 动词现在分词: skirting | 动词第三人称单数: skirts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.边缘; 外围

border  edge  rim  margin  fringe  

同义参见:

side  flap  petticoat  circuit  detour  lip  

英英释义

名词 skirt:

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

informal terms for a (young) woman

同义词：dame, doll, wench, chick, bird

动词 skirt:

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

同义词：hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, dodge, duck, sidestep

pass around or about; move along the border

form the edge of

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

同义词：surround, border

补充

skirtskirt英:[skə:t] 美:[skɚt]n.1.裙子She has several beautiful skirts.她有几条很漂亮的裙子。2.边缘, 外围He lives on the skirts of the city.他住在市郊。vt. & vi.1.位于…的边缘; 沿…的边缘走We skirted along one side of the valley.我们沿着山谷的一侧前进。The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey.工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察。2.绕开, 避开They skirted round the village.他们绕过了村子。As he walked through the lobby, he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时, 绕过了一群女士。

例句

1. We shall be skirting the island on our way.我们将一路环岛而行。 2. We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.我们从山坡下一大片田地里飞奔而过。 3. He was skirting the issue. 'Get to the point!' I said.他在回避问题。“说重点！”我说。 4. to skirt the town绕着城而行 5. to skirt a lake沿着湖的边缘 6. to skirt the issue of higher taxes避而不谈高税收一事 7. to skirt along the lake沿着湖边走 8. to skirt on the river位于河边 9. She skirted round us and went into the room.她绕过我们走进了房间。 10. to skirt round the danger避开危险 11. so, Sandro, off to chase some skirt?.那么，桑德罗，去追哪位姑娘呢？。 12. bits of beef skirt.碎牛腩块。 13. he did not go through the city but skirted it.他没有经过城市而是绕着边缘走。 14. the fields that skirted the highway were full of cattle.公路边缘的田里到处是牛。 15. the river valley skirts along the northern slopes of the hills.河谷绕着山峦北坡。 16. there was a subject she was always skirting.有一个主题她老是避开。 17. [no obj.]the treaty skirted around the question of political cooperation.该条约避开了政治合作问题。 18. [in combination]a full-skirted dress.一件宽下摆连衣裙。 19. the rubber skirt around the bottom of a hovercraft气垫船底部四周的胶围裙 20. The manager skirted round the subject of our pay increase.经理避而不谈加薪的事。 21. She was wearing a short/long skirt.她穿着短/长裙。 22. The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door.她大衣的下摆被车门夹住了。 23. He gathered up the skirts of his robe as he climbed the stairs.他上楼梯时捋起了长袍的下摆。 24. a dress with full skirts长摆连衣裙 25. They put a protective skirt around the base of the machine.他们在机器的底部周围装上了护板。 26. The mayor skirted the issue by saying that a committee was looking into the problem.市长对这件事避而不谈，只是说委员会正在进行调查。 27. They tried to skirt the new regulations.他们试图避开新的规章。 28. He tried to skirt around the question.他尽力回避这个问题。 29. Pine trees skirt the northern edge of the pond.沿着池塘的北边长着一些松树。 30. The road skirts around the lake.路沿着湖边延伸。 31. We skirted around the edge of the city.我们沿着城边走。