skirt

[skə:t]

n.裙子, 下摆, 边缘, 郊区,挡板
v.装边于,位于(边缘), 绕开

例句与用法:

The seam of her skirt ripped.

她的裙子的接缝裂开了。

She tore her skirt on the nail.

钉子勾破了她的裙子。

The speech was most disappointing; it skirted round all the main questions.

这篇演讲非常令人失望,它回避了所有主要的问题。

We decided to skirt round the town center.

我们决心绕过市中心。

How many skirts do you have?

你有多少条裙子?

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 |

详细释义:

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。