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skirt

noun
 
🔊/skɜːt/
🔊/skɜːrt/
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  1.  
     [countable] a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the middle part of the body女裙；裙子
    • a short/long/pleated/denim skirt短/长/褶/牛仔裙
    • I never wear skirts.我从不穿裙子。
    • in a skirt a woman in a blue skirt and white blouse一个穿着蓝色裙子和白色上衣的女人
    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 Dictionaryadjective
    • 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
    See full entry
  2. [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 Dictionaryadjective
    • 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
    See full entry
  3. [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
    4. 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/
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  1. [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，走上一条小路。
    • skirt around/round something I skirted around the field and crossed the bridge.我沿着田边走，又绕过了那座桥。🔊🔊
  2. [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。🔊🔊
    3. 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.