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  • Derivative : n  skirter
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

skirt [skəːt]
  1. 1. noun [c] 裙子
  2. 2. vt. [+area] [path, road etc+] 环绕
  3. 3. vt. [person+] 绕...的边缘走
  4. 4. vt. [+problem, question] 避而不谈
  5. 5. vt fus see skirt

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

skirt [skɝt] [skəːt]
  1. 1. noun 裙；下摆（长外衣腰部以下下垂的部分）
  2. 2. noun 女裙
    She wore a red skirt yesterday.
    她昨天穿了条红裙子。
  3. 3. noun 裙状物（如马鞍两侧的下垂部分）
  4. 4. noun [复数形态时]边缘（部）；郊区
  5. 5. noun [old-fashioned] [slang] 姑娘，女子
  6. 6. vt. 位于（或形成）…的边缘
  7. 7. vt. 沿…边缘而行；绕过
  8. 8. vt. 擦边而过
  9. 9. vt. 避开；回避
    Jane managed to skirt the Prime Directive.
    简试图跟探长兜圈子。
    They sort of skirt the rules.
    他们有点儿逃避规则。
  10. 10. vt. 给…装边
  11. 11. vi. （along）位于…边缘；绕行
    a path skirting along the pond
    沿池塘边蜿蜒的小路
    On his way home, he had to skirt around a dead animal.
    在他回家的路上有一具动物尸体，得绕着走。
  12. 12. noun [slang] 女人

Collins English-English Dictionary

skirt [sk3ːt]
  1. 1. n apron a frieze or circular flap, as round the base of a hovercraft
  2. 2. n a garment hanging from the waist, worn chiefly by women and girls
  3. 3. n the part of a dress below the waist
  4. 4. n the flaps on a saddle that protect a rider's legs
  5. 5. n [Brit] a cut of beef from the flank
  6. 6. n [often plural] a margin or outlying area
  7. 7. n [NZ] the lower part of a sheep's fleece
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to form the edge of
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to provide with a border
  10. 10. vt. [when intr, foll by around, along, etc] to pass (by) or be situated (near) the outer edge of (an area, etc)
  11. 11. vt. [tr] to avoid (a difficulty, etc)
    he skirted the issue
  12. 12. vt. [chiefly Austral and NZ] to remove the trimmings or inferior wool from (a fleece)
  13. 13. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old Norse skyrta shirt
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Examples

a full skirt
百褶裙 → full
a wraparound skirt
卷裙，(不缝合的)围腰叠合裙 → wraparound
Is the skirt black or navy?
裙子到底是黑色的还是深蓝色的？ → navy
She got her skirt caught in the wheel of her bicycle.
她的裙子卷进自行车的轮子里了。 → wheel
The skirt costs hundreds of RMB.
那条裙子要几百块人民币。 → hundred
Those shoes are a perfect match for your skirt.
那双鞋跟你的裙子很配。 → match
This simple black skirt is my favorite.
我最喜欢这件素净的黑裙子。 → simple
She wore a red skirt yesterday.
她昨天穿了条红裙子。 → skirt
Jane managed to skirt the Prime Directive.
简试图跟探长兜圈子。 → skirt
They sort of skirt the rules.
他们有点儿逃避规则。 → skirt
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