skirt /skɜːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( skirting, skirted, skirts )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A skirt is a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs. 裙子

• 2. 

  V-T Something that skirts an area is situated around the edge of it. 位于…的边缘; 围绕

  例：

  We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.

  我们快速穿越山坡边的一大片旷野。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you skirt a problem or question, you avoid dealing with it. 回避 (问题等)

  例：

  He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement.

  他避开最难的问题，而专注于可能达成一致意见的领域。