skirt

英 [skɜːt] 美 [skɜːrt]

• n. 裙子；下摆；边缘；郊区；挡板
• v. 装边于；位于(边缘)；绕开

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 裙子

   a woman's outer garment that hangs down freely from the waist

2. [P] 边缘,外围

   edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 位于…的边缘,沿…的边缘走

   be or go round the outside of; go around

2. vt. & vi. 回避,避开

   avoid a difficult question or subject that ought to be dealt with

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 女裙，裙子， 衬裙
2. 挡板， 护板
3. 下摆，物件的裙状部分
4. 边缘，缘，边
5. 郊区
6. 外围
7. <俚>女人，姑娘
8. 垂边
9. 裾
10. 套筒
11. 端
12. 马鞍两边下垂部分

v. 动词

1. 位于边缘地带， 位处边缘，沿着...边缘，位于…的边缘
2. 沿边走，沿…的边缘走
3. 用裙子覆盖
4. 使穿裙子
5. 给...装边，装边于
6. 给...装防护罩
7. 和...接界
8. 绕过...的边缘
9. 避开，回避（话题），绕开（话题）
10. 环绕…的四周， 位于...的周围
11. 绕过，擦边而过，绕行，绕开

英英释义

Noun:

1. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

3. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

4. informal terms for a (young) woman

Verb:

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues);

   "He dodged the issue"
   "she skirted the problem"
   "They tend to evade their responsibilities"
   "he evaded the questions skillfully"
   

2. pass around or about; move along the border;

   "The boat skirted the coast"
   

3. form the edge of

4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;

   "The forest surrounds my property"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. How many skirts do you have?
   你有多少条裙子？
2. She tore her skirt on the nail.
   钉子勾破了她的裙子。
3. Her skirt has very exquisite lace.
   她的裙子有非常精致的花边。
4. She smoothed down the skirt of her dress.
   她把连衣裙的下摆弄平。
5. She made a neat row of stitches along the edge of her skirt.
   在裙子的边缘她缝了一排整齐的缝线。
6. You don't want to walk out with your skirt hem tucked or riding up the pannier.
   相信你也不想当自己走出去是你的裙子边缘折上去或者裙撑缩上去吧。
7. There is a rubber skirt round the bottom of a hovercraft.
   汽垫船底部四周有橡胶护板。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The road skirted the woods.
   这条路环绕林子。
2. We decided to skirt round the deep jungle.
   我们决定绕过那片茂密的丛林。
3. The speech was most disappointing; it skirted round all the main questions.
   这篇演讲非常令人失望，它回避了所有主要的问题。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. I tried to squeeze the water out of my soaking skirt.
   我用力拧掉我那件湿透了的裙子上的水。
2. I valued the skirt at ten yuan .
   我估计这条裙子值10元。
3. She had on a dark skirt and a grey pullover.
   她穿着黑裙子,灰套衫。
4. This is a going skirt at present.
   这是一件当今流行的裙子。
5. She wore a blouse and skirt.
   她穿着衬衣和裙子。
6. The styles of these skirts are all on the go.
   这些裙子的式样都很流行。
7. A gust of wind billowed the sleeves and skirts of women's dresses.
   一股劲风把妇女们的衣袖和裙子吹得像波浪一样翻动。
8. The rubber skirts round the bottom of a hovercraft were destroyed.
   气垫船底部四周的橡胶护板被毁了。
9. He lives on the skirts of the city.
   他住在市郊。
10. There is a spot on the skirts of the tablecloth.
    桌布边上有个污点。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. We skirted along one side of the valley.
   我们沿着山谷的一侧前进。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. 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。
2. We skirted the field and crossed the bridge.
   我们沿着田边走,经过了那座桥。
3. Fishing villages skirt the shore.
   沿岸有渔村。
4. Trees skirted the country estate.
   庄园四周树木林立。
5. The old footpath skirts the village.
   围绕村庄的是一条古老的小路。
6. He skirted the issue.
   他避而不提那个问题。

经典引文

• The high-waisted skirt of her costume touches the ground.

  出自： Day Lewis

• A blanket hitched round her waist in place of a skirt.

  出自： N. Gordimer

• Britain cannot sidestep..its errors, nor can Europe pull back its skirts from the mess.

  出自： fig.

• The road skirts the garden wall.

  出自： G. Swift

• So is man's narrow path By strength and terror skirted.

  出自： fig.

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

a bit of skirt

〈俚〉姑娘,女人 girl or woman

clear one's skirt

洗手不干 stop doing wrong and reform oneself; wash one's hands of sth

hang on the skirts of

依赖 depending on sb

用作动词 (v.)

skirt around〔round〕 (v.+prep.)

〈非正〉绕过,回避 find a way to deal with a difficulty indirectly
skirt around〔round〕 sb/sth
We skirted around the enemy forces and entered the mountains.

我们避开敌军进了山。
The ship skirted around submerged obstacles.

船绕开水面下的障碍物而行。
You can't skirt round the matter, you'll have to give the workers a satisfactory answer.

你不能回避那个问题,你必须给工人们以满意的答复。
The speech was most disappointing, it skirted round all the main questions.

这篇演讲非常令人失望,它回避了所有主要的问题。
In his speech he seems to skirt around all the main problems.

他在讲话中似乎回避所有主要问题。
Let's not skirt round the awkward problem.

咱们大家不要回避棘手问题。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• shorten a skirt 将裙子改短

形容词+～

• divided skirt 裙裤
• full skirt 宽松裙

介词+～

• man in skirts 穿女装的男人

～+介词

• skirts of a cloud 云朵边缘
• skirts of a town 城郊
• skirts of the city 市郊
• skirts of the long coat 长大衣的下摆
• skirts of the wood 森林边缘

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• skirt a group of ladies 绕过一群女士
• skirt the house 围绕屋子
• skirt the field 沿着田边走
• skirt the town centre 绕过市中心
• skirt the village 围绕村庄
• skirt the issue 避而不提那个问题

～+介词

• skirt around〔round〕 绕过,回避
• skirt around a reef 绕过暗礁

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. skirt的基本意思是“裙子”,是可数名词,引申可指某物的边缘、外围或机器的护板,盖,罩。skirt作“边缘,外围”解时,常用复数形式。

v. (动词)

1. skirt用作动词时的基本意思是“位于…的边缘”,也可作“绕过,回避”解,常与介词around〔round〕连用。
2. skirt既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 玛丽住在城郊。

   误 Mary lives on the skirt of the town.

   正 Mary lives on the skirts of the town.

   析 skirt表示“城郊”时须用复数形式。

近反义词

【近义词】

• border 边界
• edge 边缘
• evade 逃避
• duck 鸭肉
• adjoin 邻接
• abut 邻接
• neighbour 邻居
• rim 边
• margin 边缘
• neighbor 邻居
• go around 四处走动
• fringe 流苏
• avoid 避免
• bypass 绕开
• circle 圆圈
• skim over 掠过
• skate over 一笔带过
• pass over 越过
• side 边
• detour 绕路
• petticoat 女性的
• flap 拍打
• circuit 巡回
• lip 嘴唇
• circumvent 绕行
• annulus 环
• parry 挡开武器或打击...
• fudge 软糖
• environ 包围
• bird 鸟
• doll 玩具娃娃
• put off 不安
• dame 夫人
• ring 戒指
• dodge 避开
• wench 少妇
• chick 小鸡
• surround 包围
• hedge 树篱
• sidestep 向旁侧避让
• elude 逃避