1. 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. 位于…的邊緣;位于…的外圍;圍繞 Something that skirts an area is situated around the edge of it.
e.g. We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill. 我們從山坡下的一大片田地里飛奔而過(guò)。
3. 沿著…的邊緣走;沿著…的外圍走;繞著…走 If you skirt something, you go around the edge of it.
e.g. We shall be skirting the island on our way... 我們將一路環(huán)島而行。 e.g. She skirted round the edge of the room to the door. 她貼著房間的墻邊走到了門口。
4. 避開(kāi)，回避(困難、問(wèn)題等) If you skirt a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it.
e.g. He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement... 他避開(kāi)了最棘手的問(wèn)題，將精力集中于有可能達(dá)成一致的領(lǐng)域。 e.g. He skirted round his main differences with her. 他避開(kāi)了和她之間的主要分歧。
skirt英英釋義
skirt在線翻譯
noun
1. a garment hanging from the waist worn mainly by girls and women
2. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
3. informal terms for a (young) woman
Synonym: damedollwenchchickbird
4. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
Synonym: annulus
skirt是什么意思
verb
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
e.g. He dodged the issue she skirted the problem They tend to evade their responsibilities he evaded the questions skillfully