单词详解

n.

A. [C] 裙子，衬裙 (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)

The little girl was dressed in a beautiful skirt. 小女孩穿了一条漂亮的裙子。

How many skirts do you have? 你有多少条裙子？

B. 边缘，外围 (=outskirts)

They had to live on the skirts of the town. 他们不得不住在城郊。

2. vt. & vi.

位于……的周围；绕过……的边缘 (pass around or about; move along the border)

The river skirts the woods. 小河环绕过林子。

We decided to skirt round the deep jungle. 我们决定绕过那片茂密的丛林。

相关词组

miniskirt n. 迷你裙；超短裙

At that time the miniskirts were in fashion. 那时，超短裙很流行。

相关单词

复数：skits

过去式：skirted

过去分词：skirted

现在分词：skirting

第三人称单数：skirts