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

• 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。
• The strength and riches of the civilized world became inadequate to make head against the nomad population which skirted its northern frontier;
  文明世界的力量和财富变得不足以抵抗北方边境游牧居民的入侵。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• People passing by skirted the pile of his belongings.
  往来行人绕开他那堆行李。
• Our path skirted along the moor.
  我们的小径沿松鸡猎场蜿蜒而上。
• Mr Suen has skirted these difficult issues.
  孙先生避开了这些难题。
• The speech skirted round all the sensitive questions.
  这个讲话回避了所有的敏感的问题。