skirt

US /skɝːt/
UK /skɝːt/
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1.

裙子

a woman's outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs

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She wore a long, flowing skirt to the party.
她穿著一條飄逸的長去參加派對。
The little girl twirled around in her new pink skirt.
小女孩穿著她新買的粉色裙子轉來轉去。
2.

裙擺, 下擺

the part of a coat or dress that hangs below the waist

:
The skirt of her wedding dress was intricately embroidered.
她婚紗的裙擺繡工精美。
He adjusted the skirt of his long coat.
他整理了一下長外套的下擺
1.

繞過, 沿著

to go around or past the edge of something

:
We had to skirt the edge of the forest to avoid the dense undergrowth.
我們不得不繞過森林邊緣,以避開茂密的灌木叢。
The road skirts the coastline for several miles.
這條路沿著海岸線延伸數英里。
2.

迴避, 避開

to avoid dealing with something directly

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He tends to skirt the issue rather than confront it head-on.
他傾向於迴避問題,而不是正面解決。
Let's not skirt around the main point.
我們不要迴避主要問題。