skirt
n. 裙子, 下摆, 边缘, 郊区 vt. 位于...边缘, 绕过, 回避 vi. 位于边缘
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教材释义与例句
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
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
沿边走,绕开;环绕
释义与例句
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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
裙子
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2.
A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
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3.
A loose edging to any part of a dress.
可数 不可数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.
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4.
A petticoat.
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A woman.
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Women collectively, in a sexual context.
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Sexual intercourse with a woman.
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A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
边缘
裙边
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A diaphragm, or midriff.
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1.
To be on or form the border of.
The plain was skirted by rows of trees.
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2.
To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
skirt a mountain
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3.
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
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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
同义词 6
上位词 5
下位词 10
部分词 10
整体词 2
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