| 单词 | skirt |
| 释义 | skirt n. & v. --n 1. a woman's outer garment hanging from the waist. 2. the part of a coat etc. that hangs below the waist. 3. a hanging part round the base of a hovercraft. 4. (in sing. or pl.) an edge, border, or extreme part. 5. (also bit of skirt) sl. offens. a woman regarded as an object of sexual desire. 6. (in full skirt of beef etc.) a the diaphragm and other membranes as food. b Brit. a cut of meat from the lower flank. 7. a flap of a saddle. 8. a surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft. --v 1. tr. go along or round or past the edge of. 2. tr. be situated along. 3. tr. avoid dealing with (an issue etc.). 4. intr. (foll. by along) go along the coast, a wall, etc. Phrases and idioms skirt-dance a dance with graceful manipulation of a full skirt. Derivatives skirted adj. (also in comb.). skirtless adj. Etymology: ME f. ON skyrta shirt, corresp. to OE scyrte: see SHIRT |
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