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skates

UK //skeɪts//US //skeɪts//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'schaetse',后演变为英语 'skate',最初指冰鞋的金属刀片部分。

noun

❶ 指滑冰鞋或旱冰鞋,通常带有金属或塑料的刀片或轮子,用于在冰面或平滑地面上滑行。

“She put on her skates and glided across the ice.”

(她穿上滑冰鞋,在冰面上滑行。)

“The children love to wear roller skates in the park.”

(孩子们喜欢在公园里穿旱冰鞋滑行。)

同义词:ice skates, rollerblades, blades

verb

❶ 指穿着滑冰鞋或旱冰鞋滑行的动作,也可以比喻为快速或轻松地移动。

“They skated around the rink effortlessly.”

(他们在溜冰场上轻松地滑行。)

“He skates to work every morning during winter.”

(冬天时他每天早上滑冰去上班。)

同义词:glide, slide, roll

常见短语

on thin ice — 形容处于危险或微妙的境地,稍有不慎就会出问题。

“He's on thin ice with his boss after missing the deadline.”

(他错过了截止日期,和老板的关系岌岌可危。)

skate over — 指轻描淡写地处理或回避某个问题,不深入讨论。

“The politician skated over the controversial issue in his speech.”

(这位政治家在演讲中回避了那个有争议的问题。)