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skips

UK //skɪps//US //skɪps//

词源

源自古北欧语 'skopa'(跑、跳),后演变为中古英语 'skippen'。

verb

❶ 指轻快地跳跃或蹦跳,通常指双脚短暂离开地面。也可以表示快速略过或跳过某些内容。

“The child skips happily down the street.”

(孩子开心地在街上蹦蹦跳跳。)

“She skips the boring parts of the book.”

(她跳过了书中无聊的部分。)

同义词:jump, hop, leap, bounce, omit

noun

❶ 指一种轻快的跳跃动作,或指用于搬运建筑废料的大型金属容器。

“She does a little skip to catch up with her friends.”

(她小跳几步追上她的朋友们。)

“The construction site has several skips for waste.”

(建筑工地有几个装废料的大型金属容器。)

同义词:jump, hop, container, bin, dumpster

常见短语

skip it — 表示放弃或不再继续某个话题或行动,常用于口语中。

“I don't want to argue anymore, let's just skip it.”

(我不想再争论了,算了吧。)

skip a beat — 形容心跳突然漏跳一拍,通常因为惊讶、紧张或兴奋。

“My heart skipped a beat when I saw the surprise.”

(看到惊喜时,我的心跳漏了一拍。)