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

• The motorboat cut across swift currents and skirted dangerous reefs.
  汽艇穿过激流，绕过险滩。
• 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 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。
• Your missive, while complete in other regards, skirted the subject of cost.
  你的信件虽然在其他方面很周全，但却回避了成本问题。
• We skirted ( round) the field and crossed the bridge.
  我们沿著田边走，经过了那座桥。
• The boys skirted the forest instead of going through it.
  孩子从森林边上走过，而没有从森林中间穿过。
• The speech skirted round all the sensitive questions.
  这个讲话回避了所有的敏感的问题。
• Checks and balances were skirted, with the debt bypassing authorisation by parliament on the grounds that because it was to be repaid in oil not in dollars it could not be classified as debt.
  制衡机制被避开了，这笔债务绕过了委内瑞拉议会授权，理由是，因为债务将用石油而非美元偿还，所以它不能被归类为债务。
• She skirted round the edge of the room to the door.
  她贴着房间的墙边走到了门口。
• People passing by skirted the pile of his belongings.
  往来行人绕开他那堆行李。