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skirts

UK /skɜːts/US /skɜːrts/

词源

源自古北欧语 'skyrta'(衬衫),通过古英语 'scyrte' 演变而来,原指男女通用的长衫,后特指女性下装。

noun

❶ 指女性穿着的下装,通常指从腰部垂下的衣物,长度多在膝盖上下,是常见的女装款式之一。

“She wore a blue skirt to the party.”

(她穿了一条蓝色裙子去参加派对。)

“The school uniform includes a pleated skirt.”

(校服包括一条百褶裙。)

❶ 指物体的边缘部分或外围区域,常用于描述地理或建筑结构的外围部分。

“They set up camp on the skirts of the forest.”

(他们在森林边缘扎营。)

“The city's skirts are expanding with new developments.”

(城市外围随着新开发项目不断扩展。)

同义词:dress, kilt, hem, periphery, outskirts

verb

❶ 指沿着某物的边缘移动或位于其外围,常用于描述路径或位置关系。

“The hiking trail skirts the lake beautifully.”

(徒步小径优美地沿着湖边延伸。)

“She skirted around the sensitive topic during the meeting.”

(她在会议上绕开了这个敏感话题。)

同义词:bypass, circumnavigate, edge, flank, avoid

常见短语

on the skirts of — 指位于某区域的边缘地带,常用于描述地理位置或抽象概念的边界。

“Their cottage stands on the skirts of the village.”

(他们的小屋坐落在村庄边缘。)

skirt the issue — 指回避或绕过某个问题,不直接面对或解决它。

“The politician kept skirting the issue during the interview.”

(这位政客在采访中一直回避这个问题。)