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word skirt
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/skɜ͟ː(r)t/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]裙子;短裙 A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs.
    2
    [VERB 动词]位于…的边缘;位于…的外围;围绕 Something that skirts an area is situated around the edge of it.
      [V n]
    • We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.

      我们从山坡下的一大片田地里飞奔而过。

    3
    [VERB 动词]沿着…的边缘走;沿着…的外围走;绕着…走 If you skirt something, you go around the edge of it.
      [V n]
      [V round/around n]
    • We shall be skirting the island on our way...

      我们将一路环岛而行。

    • She skirted round the edge of the room to the door.

      她贴着房间的墙边走到了门口。

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    [VERB 动词]避开,回避(困难、问题等) If you skirt a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it.
      [V n]
      [V round/around n]
    • He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement...

      他避开了最棘手的问题,将精力集中于有可能达成一致的领域。

    • He skirted round his main differences with her.

      他避开了和她之间的主要分歧。


    Oxford skirt / skɜːt ; NAmE skɜːrt /
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    verb
    skirt skirts skirted skirting
    noun _clothes_suit_comp.jpg _skirt.jpg 1 [countable ] a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the waist 女裙 a long/short/straight/pleated, etc. skirt 长裙、短裙、直筒裙、百褶裙等 2 [countable ] ( alsoskirts [plural ] ) the part of a dress, coat, etc. that hangs below the waist (连衣裙、外衣等的)下摆 3 [countable ] an outer covering or part used to protect the base of a vehicle or machine (车辆或机器基座的)挡板,裙板 the rubber skirt around the bottom of a hovercraft 气垫船底部四周的橡胶围裙 verb 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to be or go around the edge of sth 环绕…的四周;位于…的边缘;沿…的边缘走 skirtsth They followed the road that skirted the lake. 他们顺着湖边公路走。 skirtaround/round sth I skirted around the field and crossed the bridge. 我沿着田边走,又绕过了那座桥。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to avoid talking about a subject, especially because it is difficult or embarrassing 绕开,回避(话题) skirtsth He carefully skirted the issue of where they would live. 他小心地避开了他们将住在何处这个问题。 skirtaround/round sth She tactfully skirted around the subject of money. 她巧妙地避口不提钱的事。 skirt / skɜːt ; NAmE skɜːrt /
    LDC
    skirt1 noun
    skirt2 verb
    skirtskirt1 /skɜːt $ skɜːrt/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
    Word Origin
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    Phrases
    1a piece of outer clothing worn by women and girls, which hangs down from the waist like the bottom part of a dress:  She wore a white blouse and a plain black skirt.leather/pleated/cotton etc skirt a green velvet skirtshort/long skirt a short skirt and high heels2 (also skirts [plural]) old-fashioned the part of a dress or coat that hangs down from the waist3the skirts of a forest/hill/village etc British English the outside edge of a forest etc SYN  outskirts4a bit of skirt British English informal not polite an offensive expression meaning an attractive woman
    skirt1 noun
    skirt2 verb
    skirtskirt2 (also skirt around/round) verb [transitive]
    Verb Table
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    1to go around the outside edge of a place or area:  The old footpath skirts around the village.2to avoid talking about an important subject, especially because it is difficult or embarrassing – used to show disapproval:  a disappointing speech that skirted around all the main issues
    WDF

    skirt

    [skɜ:t]skirted, skirting, skirts

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    skirting[204] skirts[2534]
    裙子(87%),绕开(5%),边缘(3%),下摆(3%),挡板(1%),郊区(1%)
    n.裙子
    vt.绕过,回避;位于…边缘
    vi.沿边走,绕开;环绕

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