skirt
KK: []
DJ: []
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。
