outskirt

n. 边缘, 郊外, 外围

发音

US /ˈaʊtskɝt/
UK /ˈaʊtskɜːt/

词形变化

outskirts 复数 outskirts outskirted outskirting outskirts 三单 outskirting 现在分词 outskirted 过去式 outskirted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

    郊外

    郊区

    Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

v.
  1. 1.

    To surround as an outskirt.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

fringe

部分词 2

suburb suburbia

词源

From out- + skirt.

来源：wiktionary