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skirt
UK [skɜ:t] US [skɝ:t] noun countable
IMPROVER
■a piece of clothing for women and girls that hangs from the waist and does not have legs 女裙，半身裙•a long/short skirt长／短裙 ■an outer covering or part to protect particular machines （保护机器的）外罩，护板
UK [skɜ:t] US [skɝ:t] verb transitive intransitive + prep (also skirt around/round)
■to be on or move along the edge of something; to avoid 位于…的边缘；环绕…的四周；沿…的边缘走；避免•Take the road which skirts (round) the village, not the one which goes through it.沿村边的那条路走，不要走穿过村庄的那条路。 ■to avoid discussing a subject or problem, usually because there are difficulties that you do not want to deal with 避开，绕开（某话题或问题）•Though the government has promised to deal with drug abuse, it has been accused of skirting round the issue.虽然政府承诺要解决毒品滥用问题，但还是被指责在闪躲回避。 |