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

• 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。
• They skirted round the town and made for the hill.
  他们绕过市镇，向小山走去。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• As usual, he just skirted around the subject.
  像往常一样，他对这个问题只是避而不谈。
• The speech skirted round all the sensitive questions.
  这个讲话回避了所有的敏感的问题。
• The motorboat cut across swift currents and skirted dangerous reefs.
  汽艇穿过激流，绕过险滩。
• Our path skirted along the moor.
  我们的小径沿松鸡猎场蜿蜒而上。
• 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。