Word · Frequency #6288
skipper
/ˈskɪpɝː/
verb
担任（船或运动队）的船长/队长；指挥
To captain a ship or a sports team.
- 1.
To captain a ship or a sports team.
担任船长或体育队队长
- 2.
To take shelter in a barn or shed.
在谷仓或棚屋中避难
在谷仓或棚屋里躲避；担任船长或体育队队长；在谷仓或棚屋中避难
In use
Every summer, my aunt skippers the ferry that connects the two islands.
He skippered the small sailing boat across the bay without any help.
She is skippering the school's basketball team for this season's final game.
Verb forms
base skipper · third person skippers · -ing skippering · past skippered · past participle skippered
注意：skipper作为动词常用于航海或航空语境，意为“担任船长/机长”。
Connections
Collocations
- skipper a boat
- 掌舵小船
- He skippered a small fishing boat for years.他多年来一直掌舵一艘小渔船。
- skipper a yacht
- 驾驶游艇
- She learned to skipper a yacht during her summer vacation.她在暑假期间学会了驾驶游艇。
- skipper the team
- 担任队长
- John skippered the team to victory in the championship.约翰担任队长，带领球队在锦标赛中获胜。
- skipper a ship
- 指挥船只
- The captain skippered the ship through the storm.船长指挥船只穿过了暴风雨。
Pop culture & quotes
- I am Skipper.
- 我是斯基珀。Skipper is the leader of the penguins in Madagascar.斯基珀是《马达加斯加》中企鹅们的领袖。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想skipper中含有skip（跳过），逃课就是skip class，所以skipper是逃课的学生。
Context & Register
非正式用语，多用于学生群体，指经常逃课的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'skipper' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ + following consonant cluster /pɚ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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