| 单词 | skirting |
| 释义 | skirting (once / 3466 pages) adj WORD FAMILY skirt: overskirt, skirted, skirting, skirts, underskirt+/overskirt: overskirts/underskirt: underskirts USAGE EXAMPLESMany Bay Area artists live in warehouses and other unconventional spaces, often skirting zoning laws while those who collect rent turn a blind eye. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) On the mountain, Thomas barreled full-steam downhill, always skirting the edge of control. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) Skirting Jewish immigration quotas, the president invited them as “guest” visitors. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) adj being all around the edges; enclosing the room's skirting board needs painting Syn encircling peripheral on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area |
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