| 释义 |
skirt /skɜːt/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 裙子；衬裙
She was dressed in a very short skirt. 她穿着一条很短的裙子。
2. (衣服的)下摆
the skirts of a long coat 长大衣的下摆
3. 挡板；(气垫船的)围裙
Amphibious hovercraft are fitted with a flexible skirt. 水陆两用气垫船装有柔性围裙。
4. 〈古〉[常作 skirts]边缘；外围
the skirt of a cloud 云朵的边沿
live on the skirts of the city 住在市郊
5. (马鞍的)垂边
6. 〈英〉(牛肉的)碎牛腩；多筋牛肉；下胁肉
7. [总称]〈口〉尤物
II ❶ vt.
1. 环绕…的四周；形成…的边缘；位于…的边缘
Trees skirted the country estate. 庄园四周树木林立。
A flagged path skirted the house. 围绕屋子的是一条石板路。
The city was skirting the abyss of financial ruin. 该市正处于财政崩溃的边缘。
2. 绕(或沿)…的边缘走，绕过
skirt a willow grove instead of going through it 绕过而不是穿过柳树林
As he walked through the lobby, he skirted a group of ladies. 他穿过门厅时，绕过了一群女士。
3. 绕开(问题等)；避开(灾难等)
He skirted (mention of) the issue. 他避而不提那个问题。
4. 〈主澳〉剪除(羊毛)的边毛；去除(羊毛)中的劣质毛
❷ vi.
1. 位于边缘
a road skirting round (或 along) the bay 一条沿着海湾的路
2. 绕(或沿)着边缘走
We skirted along one side of the valley. 我们沿着山谷的一侧前进。
3. 绕开，避开
They skirted round the fence and entered the cottage. 他们绕过篱笆走进小屋。
Let's not skirt round the awkward questions. 咱们大家不要回避棘手问题。
[< ON skyrta shirt, skirt, kirtle] phr. a bit of skirt 见 bit¹ |