skirt

noun

/skɜːt/

/skɜːrt/

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[countable] a piece of clothing that hangs from the middle part of the body悬挂在身体中部的一件衣服
- a short/long/pleated/denim skirt短裙；长裙；百褶裙；牛仔裙
- I never wear skirts.我从来不穿裙子。
- in a skirt a woman in a blue skirt and white blouse一个穿着蓝色裙子和白色衬衫的女人
see also grass skirt, miniskirt, pencil skirt, rah-rah skirt
Extra Examples
- a green jacket with a matching skirt绿色夹克及与之搭配的裙子
- The skirt falls just above the knee.裙子刚好垂及膝盖上方。
- I lifted the hem of my skirt.我提起裙摆。
- She sat down, smoothing her skirt.她坐下来，抚平裙子的下摆。
- She was wearing a short denim skirt.她穿着一条牛仔短裙。
- She wore the plaid skirt that was the uniform of her private school.她穿了一条花格呢裙，那是她就学的私立学校的校服。
- I've worn both skirt suits and pant suits to interviews.我面试时套裙和裤装都穿过。
Topics Clothes and Fashiona1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- ankle-length
- …
verb + skirt
- hike up
- hitch up
- lift
- …
skirt + verb
- billow
- swirl
- ride up
- …
skirt + noun
- length
- suit
phrases
- the hem of somebody’s skirt
[countable]
(also skirts [plural])
the part of a dress, coat, etc. that hangs below the middle part of the body（连衣裙、外衣等的）下摆
- She tucked up her voluminous skirts to make room for Jane beside her.她掖起膨松的裙边给旁边的简腾出地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- ankle-length
- …
verb + skirt
- hike up
- hitch up
- lift
- …
skirt + verb
- billow
- swirl
- ride up
- …
skirt + noun
- length
- suit
phrases
- the hem of somebody’s skirt
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[countable] an outer layer that covers and protects the base of a vehicle or machine（车辆或机器基座的）挡板，裙板
- the rubber skirt around the bottom of a hovercraft气垫船底部四周的橡胶挡板

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.

skirt

verb

/skɜːt/

/skɜːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they skirt	/skɜːt/ /skɜːrt/
he / she / it skirts	/skɜːts/ /skɜːrts/
past simple skirted	/ˈskɜːtɪd/ /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
past participle skirted	/ˈskɜːtɪd/ /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
-ing form skirting	/ˈskɜːtɪŋ/ /ˈskɜːrtɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to be or go around the edge of something环绕…的四周；位于…的边缘；沿…的边缘走
- skirt something They followed the road that skirted the lake.他们顺着湖边公路走。
- They skirted the forest and emerged on to a path.他们绕过森林，出现在一条小路上。
- skirt around/round something I skirted around the field and crossed the bridge.我沿着田边走，又过了那座桥。
[transitive, intransitive] to avoid talking about a subject, especially because it is difficult or embarrassing绕开，回避（话题）
- skirt something He carefully skirted the issue of where they would live.他小心地避开了他们将住在何处这个问题。
- skirt around/round something She tactfully skirted around the subject of money.她巧妙地避口不提钱的事。

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.