skirt
noun uk/skɜːt/ us/skɝːt/
(CLOTHING)
A1 [ C ]女裙，半身裙
a piece of clothing for women and girls that hangs from the waist and does not have legs
She wore a denim skirt and a white shirt. 她穿着一条牛仔半身裙和一件白衬衫。
a long/short skirt 长／短裙
- More examples
- The skirt fits tightly over the hips and flares just below the knees.
- She was wearing a dreadful pink flouncy skirt.
- She hiked up her skirt and climbed onto the bicycle.
- a knee-length skirt
- a gathered skirt
(ON MACHINE)
[ C ]（保护机器的）外罩，挡板
an outer covering or part to protect particular machines
(MEAT)
[ U ] (also skirt steak)牛腩
beef (= meat from a cow) that is cut from the bottom part of the side of the animal
There's an increasing market for the cheaper cuts of beef such as skirt. 市场对像牛腩这种较便宜的牛肉的需求越来越大。
Skirt steak is best medium-rare. 牛腩排半熟的最好吃。
skirt
verb [ T, I + prep ] uk/skɜːt/ us/skɝːt/ (also skirt around, UK also skirt round)
位于…的边缘;环绕…的四周;沿…的边缘走
to go around the edge of something
Take the road which skirts (round) the town, not the one which goes through it. 沿镇边的那条路走，不要走穿过镇子的那条路。
避开，绕开（某话题或问题）
to avoid discussing a subject or problem, usually because there are difficulties that you do not want to deal with
The government has been accused of skirting round the issue of torture. 政府受到指责，称其避而不谈虐待疑犯的问题。