
skate
词源
源自中古荷兰语 'schaetse'(冰鞋),经古诺曼法语 'escace' 进入英语,与古英语 'sceacan'(摇动)有关联。鱼类义项来自古挪威语 'skata'。
noun
❶ 溜冰鞋,指装有轮子或冰刀用于滑行的鞋子,常用于冰面或平滑地面运动。
“She bought a new pair of roller skates for her birthday.”
(她生日时买了一双新的轮滑鞋。)
“The ice skates glided smoothly over the frozen lake.”
(冰鞋在结冰的湖面上平稳滑行。)
❶ 鳐鱼,一种扁平的海鱼,身体宽大呈菱形,尾部细长,常见于海底。
“We saw a skate hiding in the sandy ocean floor during the dive.”
(潜水时我们看到一条鳐鱼藏在沙质海底。)
“The fisherman accidentally caught a small skate in his net.”
(渔民的网意外捕获了一条小鳐鱼。)
verb
❶ 滑冰或滑行,指穿着溜冰鞋在冰面或地面上移动的动作。
“They love to skate on the frozen pond every winter.”
(他们每年冬天都喜欢在结冰的池塘上滑冰。)
“The figure skater will skate her final routine tonight.”
(花样滑冰选手今晚将完成她的最终表演。)
常见短语
skate over/around — 回避或轻描淡写地处理问题,指故意不深入讨论困难或敏感话题。
“The politician tried to skate around the controversial issue during the interview.”
(政客在采访中试图回避这个有争议的问题。)
skate on thin ice — 如履薄冰,形容处于危险或易引发麻烦的境地,需格外谨慎。
“You're skating on thin ice by being late to work every day.”
(你每天上班迟到简直是在玩火。)