skirted

英 [ˈskɜːtɪd]

美 [ˈskɜːrtɪd]

v.  环绕…的四周; 位于…的边缘; 沿…的边缘走; 绕开，回避(话题)
skirt的过去式

过去式：skirted　

COCA.42569

柯林斯词典

• 裙子;短裙
  Askirtis a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs.
• VERB 位于…的边缘;位于…的外围;围绕
  Something thatskirtsan area is situated around the edge of it.
  1. We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.
     我们从山坡下的一大片田地里飞奔而过。
• VERB 沿着…的边缘走;沿着…的外围走;绕着…走
  If youskirtsomething, you go around the edge of it.
  1. We shall be skirting the island on our way...
     我们将一路环岛而行。
  2. She skirted round the edge of the room to the door.
     她贴着房间的墙边走到了门口。
• VERB 避开，回避(困难、问题等)
  If youskirta problem or question, you avoid dealing with it.
  1. He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement...
     他避开了最棘手的问题，将精力集中于有可能达成一致的领域。
  2. He skirted round his main differences with her.
     他避开了和她之间的主要分歧。

双语例句

• The boys skirted the field so as not to damage the crops.
  为了不损坏庄稼，孩子们绕着田边走。
• Mr Suen has skirted these difficult issues.
  孙先生避开了这些难题。
• He skirted round the subject of his parents.
  他避免谈论有关他父母的问题。
• The caravan routes through Xinjiang skirted the great desert areas by tracking along the edges of mountain ranges.
  大蓬车队沿着山脉经过了新疆边缘的沙漠化较严重的地区。
• The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey.
  工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察。
• The monastery is skirted by the defensive walls, which were erected in the16th and17th centuries and proved their might several times.
  修道院四周是防护围墙，均是16和17世纪修建的，其坚固性经受了好几次的考验。
• They skirted round a bus.
  他们绕过一辆公共汽车。
• He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement
  他避开了最棘手的问题，将精力集中于有可能达成一致的领域。
• The boys skirted the forest instead of going through it.
  孩子从森林边上走过，而没有从森林中间穿过。
• Then, following the little path, they skirted the park wall.
  然后，又顺着这条小路，他们沿着花园的围墙走去。