| 单词 | skate over/around something |
| 释义 | skate over/around somethingskate over/around something phrasal verbphr v AVOIDto avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention 避免提起 〔某问题或话题〕；把〔问题等〕轻轻带过 The president was accused of skating over the issue of the homeless. 总统被指责在无家可归者的问题上轻描淡写。 Examples from the Corpus skate over/around • In all these approaches, influences on language other than gender are skated over.• Why do the hockey players skate around for so long between fights?• While gearing up for the event, Tamagni is faithfully skating around Miramar Reservoir.• The Minister skated over the details of the boards.• The truck was skidding all over the autobahn, skating over the ice-rink surface.• Players skate around the ice with realistic momentum, ie you have to slow down to turn round.• Wayne Gretzky, visibly shaken, skated over to check on his wife during a 10-minute delay in the game.• Gretzky was visibly upset after skating over to check on his wife. → skate over/around something at skate2(2) |
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