skirt

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n. 裙子, 下摆, 边缘, 郊区 vt. 位于...边缘, 绕过, 回避 vi. 位于边缘

发音

UK /skɜːt/
US /skɚt/

词形变化

skirtie skirts 复数 skirts skirted skirtest skirteth skirting skirts 三单 skirting 现在分词 skirted 过去式 skirted 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

裙子

a piece of outer clothing worn by women and girls, which hangs down from the waist like the bottom part of a dress

动词

绕过,回避;位于…边缘

to avoid talking about an important subject, especially because it is difficult or embarrassing – used to show disapproval

动词

沿边走,绕开;环绕

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.

    裙子

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A loose edging to any part of a dress.

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    A narrow lace, or a small skirt of fine ruffled linen, which runs along the upper part of the stays before, and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece.

  4. 4.

    A petticoat.

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  5. 5.

    A woman.

    可数 贬义 俚语 不可数
  6. 6.

    Women collectively, in a sexual context.

    英国 非正式 不可数 可数
  7. 7.

    Sexual intercourse with a woman.

    英国 非正式 不可数 可数
  8. 8.

    A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.

    边缘

    裙边

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  9. 9.

    A diaphragm, or midriff.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To be on or form the border of.

    The plain was skirted by rows of trees.

  2. 2.

    To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.

    skirt a mountain

  3. 3.

    To cover with a skirt; to surround.

  4. 4.

    To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).

    比喻

    Near-synonym: circumvent

    skirt the issue

    skirt the law

    He skirted the issue of which parties to attend by staying at home instead.

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From Middle English skyrte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ. Doublet of shirt. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Skoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skørt (“skirt”), Swedish skört (“hem of a jacket”), Norwegian skjørt (“skirt”).

来源:wiktionary