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Skate Skating Skeɪt Verb Flat Skated Noun Plural

The word "skate" refers to ice skates or roller skates, as well as the action of moving on them. It can also refer to a type of flat sea fish or the act of avoiding a topic. The plural form "skates" is used for both ice and roller skates.

The word "skate" refers to ice skates or roller skates, as well as the action of moving on them. It can also refer to a type of flat sea fish or the act of avoiding a topic. The plural form "skates" is used for both ice and roller skates.

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/ske͟ɪt/
The plural skate is used in meaning 4. 义项 4 的复数形式为 skate。
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]冰鞋;溜冰鞋 Skates are ice-skates.
    2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]四轮溜冰鞋;旱冰鞋 Skates are roller-skates.
      3
      [VERB 动词]溜冰;滑冰 If you skate, you move about wearing ice-skates or roller-skates.
        [V]
        [V adv/prep]
        [Also V n]
      • I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice...

        我真的滑冰了——尽管有些踉跄,但没有跌跟头。

      • Dan skated up to him.

        丹滑着冰来到他的面前。

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      • They all went skating together in the winter.

        他们冬天一起去溜冰。

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      • West Lake, an outdoor ice-skating rink, attracts skaters during the day and night.

        无论白天还是晚上,西湖这个户外溜冰场都吸引着许多溜冰的人。

      4
      [N-COUNT 可数名词]鳐鱼(一种扁平状海鱼) A skate is a kind of flat sea fish.
      • Boats had plenty of mackerel and a few skate.

        那些船上有许多鲭鱼,还有几条鳐鱼。

      • Skate is this fish eaten as food.(供食用的)鳐鱼
      5
      [VERB 动词]避谈;回避;搪塞 If you skate over or round a difficult subject, you avoid discussing it.
        [V over n]
        [V round/around n]
      • Scientists have tended to skate over the difficulties of explaining dreams...

        科学家们往往回避释梦的难题。

      • When pressed, he skates around the subject of those women who he met as a 19-year-old.

        别人逼问他有关他 19 岁时遇到的那些女人的情况时,他就会加以搪塞。


      Oxford skate / skeɪt ; NAmE skeɪt /
      verb
      ,
      noun
      skate skates skated skating
      verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to move on skates(usually referring to ice skating,if no other information is given) (通常指)滑冰,溜冰 Can you skate? 你会滑冰吗? It was so cold that we were able to go skatingon the lake. 天气极冷,我们能到湖上去滑冰了。 skatesth He skated an exciting programme at the American Championships. 他在美国锦标赛上滑出一组扣人心弦的动作。 2 [intransitive ] to ride on a skateboard 滑(滑板) IDIOMsee
      thin
      adj.
      PHRASAL VERB ˌskate ˈover sth to avoid talking about or considering a difficult subject 回避;避免涉及 He politely skated over the issue. 他礼貌地避开了那个问题。
      noun 1 =
      ice skate
      ,
      roller skate
      a pair of skates 一双冰鞋
      2 ( plural skate or skates ) a large flat sea fish that can be eaten 鳐(扁体鱼,可食用) IDIOM get/put your ˈskates on ( BrE) ( informal) used to tell sb to hurry 赶紧;赶快 Get your skates on or you'll miss the bus. 快点,要不你就赶不上公共汽车了。
      skate / skeɪt ; NAmE skeɪt /
      LDC
      skate1 noun
      skate2 verb
      skateskate1 /skeɪt/ ●●○ noun
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      1[countable] one of a pair of boots with metal blades on the bottom, for moving quickly on ice SYN  ice skate2[countable] one of a pair of boots or frames with small wheels on the bottom, for moving quickly on flat smooth surfaces SYN  roller skate3[countable, uncountable] (plural skate or skates) a large flat sea fish that can be eaten4get/put your skates on British English spoken used to tell someone to hurry:  Put your skates on, or you’ll be late for school.
      skate1 noun
      skate2 verb
      skateskate2 ●●○ verb [intransitive]
      Verb Table
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      1to move on skates:  The children skated on the frozen pond.2be skating on thin ice informal to be doing something that may get you into troubleskater noun [countable]skate over/around something phrasal verb to avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention:  The president was accused of skating over the issue of the homeless.
      WDF

      skate

      [skeɪt]skated, skating, skates

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      skated[369] skates[2197] skating[3297]
      滑冰(55%),溜冰(33%),冰鞋(12%)
      n.溜冰;冰鞋
      vi.滑冰;滑过
      n.(Skate)人名;(瑞典、英)斯卡特

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