单词 | skip |
释义 | skip 1. v. & n. --v (skipped, skipping)   1. intr. a move along lightly, esp. by taking two steps with each foot in turn. b jump lightly from the ground, esp. so as to clear a skipping-rope. c jump about, gambol, caper, frisk.   2. intr. (often foll. by from, off, to) move quickly from one point, subject, or occupation to another; be desultory.   3. tr. (also absol.) omit in dealing with a series or in reading (skip every tenth row; always skips the small print).   4. tr. colloq. not participate in.   5. tr. colloq. depart quickly from; leave hurriedly.   6. intr. (often foll. by out, off) colloq. make off, disappear.   7. tr. make (a stone) ricochet on the surface of water. --n   1. a skipping movement or action.   2. Computing the action of passing over part of a sequence of data or instructions.   3. US colloq. a person who defaults or absconds. Phrases and idioms skip it sl.   1. abandon a topic etc.   2. make off, disappear. skipping-rope (US skip-rope) a length of rope revolved over the head and under the feet while jumping as a game or exercise. skip zone the annular region round a broadcasting station where neither direct nor reflected waves are received. Etymology: ME, prob. f. Scand. 2. n.   1. a large container for builders' refuse etc.   2. a cage, bucket, etc., in which men or materials are lowered and raised in mines and quarries.   3. = SKEP. Etymology: var. of SKEP 3. n. & v. --n the captain or director of a side at bowls or curling. --vtr. (skipped, skipping) be the skip of. Etymology: abbr. of SKIPPER(1) |
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