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

• We skirted the city to avoid the traffic.
  我们绕着城市走，以避开拥挤的交通。
• She answered his questions-the children, her job, her parents-but always skirted round the main issue.
  她回答了他的问题孩子、的工作、的家人但总是避而不谈关键问题。
• We skirted ( round) the field and crossed the bridge.
  我们沿著田边走，经过了那座桥。
• People passing by skirted the pile of his belongings.
  往来行人绕开他那堆行李。
• 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。
• Here the troops split into battalions and companies, skirted around Hantan and marched eastward.
  部队以营、连为单位，绕过邯郸向东行进。
• The motorboat cut across swift currents and skirted dangerous reefs.
  汽艇穿过激流，绕过险滩。
• They skirted round the town and made for the hill.
  他们绕过市镇，向小山走去。
• The Journal found that these rules can be skirted.
  《华尔街日报》的调查发现，这些隐私保护措施都是可以绕过去的。
• He skirted round the subject of his parents.
  他避免谈论有关他父母的问题。