skirt
noun
verb
skɜːt
noun
1
a
piece
of
outer
clothing
worn
by
women
and
girls,
which
hangs
down
from
the
waist
like
the
bottom
part
of
a
dress
半截裙
She
wore
a
white
blouse
and
a
plain
black
skirt.
她穿着白衬衣和朴素的黑半截裙。
leather/pleated/cotton
etc
skirt
a
green
velvet
skirt
绿色的丝绒半截裙
short/long
skirt
a
short
skirt
and
high
heels
短半截裙和高跟鞋
2
skirts
also
又作
the
part
of
a
dress
or
coat
that
hangs
down
from
the
waist
[过时] 〔连衣裙或大衣的〕下摆
plural 复数 | old-fashioned
3
the skirts of a forest/hill/village etc
the
outside
edge
of
a
forest
etc
[英] 森林/小山/村子等的外围;
BrE
4
a bit of skirt
an
offensive
expression
meaning
an
attractive
woman
[英，非正式，不礼貌] 骚娘儿们〔对漂亮女子的蔑称〕
BrE informal not polite
verb
5
to
go
around
the
outside
edge
of
a
place
or
area
沿着…边缘走，围绕着…
The
old
footpath
skirts
around
the
village.
古老的小路围绕着村庄。
6
to
avoid
talking
about
an
important
subject,
especially
because
it
is
difficult
or
embarrassing
–
used
to
show
disapproval
绕过，避开〔重要话题; 含贬义〕
a
disappointing
speech
that
skirted
around
all
the
main
issues
回避了所有主要问题的令人失望的演说