Skirt



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解释

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• n. 裙子; v.环绕, 逃避
• ［类］ 反义词: seek ( 追求) ; face ( 面临)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skyrta shirt, kirtle — more at shirt
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a.
    • (1) a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down
    • (2) a separate free-hanging outer garment or undergarment usually worn by women and girls covering some or all of the body from the waist down
  • b. either of two usually leather flaps on a saddle covering the bars on which the stirrups are hung
  • c. a cloth facing that hangs from the bottom edge or across the front of a piece of furniture
  • d. the lower branches of a tree when near the ground
• 2.
  • a. the rim, periphery, or environs of an area
  • b. plural outlying parts (as of a town or city)
• 3. a part or attachment serving as a rim, border, or edging
• 4. slang a girl or woman
• ? skirted adjective

II. verb

• Date: 1602
• transitive verb
  • 1. to form or run along the border or edge of ; border
  • 2.
    • a. to provide a skirt for
    • b. to furnish a border or shield for
  • 3.
    • a. to go or pass around or about; specifically to go around or keep away from in order to avoid danger or discovery
    • b. to avoid especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy <skirted the issue>
    • c. to evade or miss by a narrow margin <having skirted disaster — Edith Wharton>
• intransitive verb
  • to be, lie, or move along an edge or border
• ? skirter noun

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