英语词汇“skirt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

skirt

/skəːt

noun

1A woman’s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink....

She was wearing a knee-length dark blue jean skirt with a front slit and a blue backless top.
Damien felt himself staring, she was wearing a short pleated denim skirt and her bikini.

1.1The part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist.Amy adjusted Sara's coat over the skirt of her blue dress before turning for the scarf....

Her cerise dress had narrow skirts and large, puffed sleeves.
Amelia wore pretty dresses with full skirts and small waists with short jackets and fanned pumps.

2 [mass noun] informal Women regarded as objects of sexual desire: so, Sandro, off to chase some skirt?...

He was here, with her this very instant, and he wasn't leaving to go chase some skirt.
He was chasing skirt and snorting booze, hoovering up every kind of sin and excess he could lay his gauntlets on.
No, he was a skirt chaser of the worse kind.

3A surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.Sprung armour side skirts protect the wheels and tracks....

On the outside the 888 has new wheel arches, side skirts, chassis and an odd-looking rear spoiler.
Side skirts and new alloy wheels complete the changes.

3.1The curtain that hangs round the base of a hovercraft to contain the air cushion.

4 [mass noun] An animal’s diaphragm and other membranes as food: bits of beef skirt...

Choose lean beef such as topside, silverside or skirt (also known as bavette in Scotland) and ask the butcher to cut the slices as thin as possible.

4.1 [count noun] British A cut of meat from the lower flank.

5A small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.I pulled myself slowly into the saddle, arranging the skirts carefully....

If the saddle or the blanket is too long at the skirt it too may be rubbing her at the hip bone area.

verb [with object]

1Go round or past the edge of: he did not go through the city but skirted it...

If you are walking, you can skirt round the edge of the crag and follow some steps to rejoin the path.
Kook stood up and skirted the round table till he came to the small black oven that stood behind Taterra.
He did not have the time to skirt round all the walls looking for a way out.

Synonyms

go round, move round, walk round, circle, circumnavigate

1.1Be situated along or around the edge of: the fields that skirted the highway were full of cattle...

Along the scenic route skirting the rim we stopped at every lookout to gaze at the fantastic scenery.
We also leased horses and went along a shaded path skirted by a stream.
One field skirted the edge of a primary school, which was fenced off with barbed wire and guard posts.

Synonyms

border, edge, flank, fringe, line, lie alongside

1.2 [no object] (skirt along/around) Go along or around (something) rather than directly through or across it: the river valley skirts along the northern slopes of the hills...

I went out of my way to walk right through a puddle, rather than skirt around it.
Soon they were skirting along the coast towards Louisburgh as bonfires blazed along the road.
But the solution does not lie in skirting around the edges of the problem, but rather, diving directly in.

2Attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with: they are both skirting the issue [no object]: the treaty skirted around the question of political cooperation...

The bill was drafted in an attempt to skirt constitutional concerns.
He skirts the road-legality issue by informing customers that his bikes are sold for recreation, not transportation.
Media coverage of hot-button issues usually skirts this aspect of them.

Synonyms

avoid, evade, steer clear of, sidestep, dodge, circumvent, bypass, pass over, fight shy of;

ignore, overlook, gloss over, fail to mention

informal duck

Australian/New Zealand informal duck-shove

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse skyrta 'shirt'; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th century.

shirt from Old English:
The garments shirt and skirt (Middle English) share an ancient root, which is also that of short, the basic sense probably being ‘short garment’. The idea behind shirty (mid 19th century), ‘bad-tempered or annoyed’, is the same as that behind keep your shirt on, ‘don't lose your temper, stay calm’. The offended or riled person is about to take his shirt off ready for a fight. In lose your shirt or put your shirt on the shirt is seen as the very last possession that you could use to bet with.

单词	skirt
释义	skirt /skəːt / noun 1A woman’s outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink.... She was wearing a knee-length dark blue jean skirt with a front slit and a blue backless top. Damien felt himself staring, she was wearing a short pleated denim skirt and her bikini. 1.1The part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist.Amy adjusted Sara's coat over the skirt of her blue dress before turning for the scarf.... Her cerise dress had narrow skirts and large, puffed sleeves. Amelia wore pretty dresses with full skirts and small waists with short jackets and fanned pumps. 2 [mass noun] informal Women regarded as objects of sexual desire: so, Sandro, off to chase some skirt?... He was here, with her this very instant, and he wasn't leaving to go chase some skirt. He was chasing skirt and snorting booze, hoovering up every kind of sin and excess he could lay his gauntlets on. No, he was a skirt chaser of the worse kind. 3A surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.Sprung armour side skirts protect the wheels and tracks.... On the outside the 888 has new wheel arches, side skirts, chassis and an odd-looking rear spoiler. Side skirts and new alloy wheels complete the changes. 3.1The curtain that hangs round the base of a hovercraft to contain the air cushion. 4 [mass noun] An animal’s diaphragm and other membranes as food: bits of beef skirt... Choose lean beef such as topside, silverside or skirt (also known as bavette in Scotland) and ask the butcher to cut the slices as thin as possible. 4.1 [count noun] British A cut of meat from the lower flank. 5A small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.I pulled myself slowly into the saddle, arranging the skirts carefully.... If the saddle or the blanket is too long at the skirt it too may be rubbing her at the hip bone area. verb [with object] 1Go round or past the edge of: he did not go through the city but skirted it... If you are walking, you can skirt round the edge of the crag and follow some steps to rejoin the path. Kook stood up and skirted the round table till he came to the small black oven that stood behind Taterra. He did not have the time to skirt round all the walls looking for a way out. Synonyms go round, move round, walk round, circle, circumnavigate 1.1Be situated along or around the edge of: the fields that skirted the highway were full of cattle... Along the scenic route skirting the rim we stopped at every lookout to gaze at the fantastic scenery. We also leased horses and went along a shaded path skirted by a stream. One field skirted the edge of a primary school, which was fenced off with barbed wire and guard posts. Synonyms border, edge, flank, fringe, line, lie alongside 1.2 [no object] (skirt along/around) Go along or around (something) rather than directly through or across it: the river valley skirts along the northern slopes of the hills... I went out of my way to walk right through a puddle, rather than skirt around it. Soon they were skirting along the coast towards Louisburgh as bonfires blazed along the road. But the solution does not lie in skirting around the edges of the problem, but rather, diving directly in. 2Attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with: they are both skirting the issue [no object]: the treaty skirted around* the question of political cooperation... The bill was drafted in an attempt to skirt constitutional concerns. He skirts the road-legality issue by informing customers that his bikes are sold for recreation, not transportation. Media coverage of hot-button issues usually skirts this aspect of them. Synonyms avoid, evade, steer clear of, sidestep, dodge, circumvent, bypass, pass over, fight shy of; ignore, overlook, gloss over, fail to mention informal* duck Australian/New Zealand informal duck-shove Origin Middle English: from Old Norse skyrta 'shirt'; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th century. shirt from Old English: The garments shirt and skirt (Middle English) share an ancient root, which is also that of short, the basic sense probably being ‘short garment’. The idea behind shirty (mid 19th century), ‘bad-tempered or annoyed’, is the same as that behind keep your shirt on, ‘don't lose your temper, stay calm’. The offended or riled person is about to take his shirt off ready for a fight. In lose your shirt or put your shirt on the shirt is seen as the very last possession that you could use to bet with. Rhymes advert, alert, animadvert, assert, avert, Bert, blurt, Burt, cert, chert, concert, controvert, convert, curt, desert, dessert, dirt, divert, exert, flirt, girt, hurt, inert, insert, introvert, Kurt, malapert, overt, pert, quirt, shirt, spirt, spurt, squirt, Sturt, subvert, vert, wort, yurt
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