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 strength and riches of the civilized world became inadequate to make head against the nomad population which skirted its northern frontier;
  文明世界的力量和财富变得不足以抵抗北方边境游牧居民的入侵。
• 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 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。
• We skirted the city to avoid the traffic.
  我们绕着城市走，以避开拥挤的交通。
• As usual, he just skirted around the subject.
  像往常一样，他对这个问题只是避而不谈。
• People passing by skirted the pile of his belongings.
  往来行人绕开他那堆行李。
• He skirted round the subject of his parents.
  他避免谈论有关他父母的问题。
• The Journal found that these rules can be skirted.
  《华尔街日报》的调查发现，这些隐私保护措施都是可以绕过去的。
• The speech skirted round all the sensitive questions.
  这个讲话回避了所有的敏感的问题。
• We skirted ( round) the field and crossed the bridge.
  我们沿著田边走，经过了那座桥。