skirt

名词 skirt:

1. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
3. informal terms for a (young) woman
   同义词：dame, doll, wench, chick, bird

动词 skirt:

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   同义词：hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, dodge, duck, sidestep
2. pass around or about; move along the border
3. form the edge of
4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   同义词：surround, border

1. The seam of her skirt ripped.
   她的裙子的接缝裂开了。
2. She tore her skirt on the nail.
   钉子勾破了她的裙子。
3. The speech was most disappointing; it skirted round all the main questions.
   这篇演讲非常令人失望，它回避了所有主要的问题。
4. We decided to skirt round the town center.
   我们决心绕过市中心。
5. How many skirts do you have?
   你有多少条裙子？