Word · Frequency #3590
skirt
回避；规避
to avoid or ignore something, especially a problem
- 1.
To be on or form the border of.
位于或形成...的边界
- 2.
To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
沿着边缘移动；避开中心
- 3.
To cover with a skirt; to surround.
用裙子覆盖；包围
- 4.
To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
避开或忽视(某事物)；设法回避(问题等)
沿着…边缘走；绕开中心；位于…边缘；构成…的边界；给…加裙边；环绕；位于或形成...的边界；沿着边缘移动；避开中心
In use
The report skirted the main issue and gave no clear answers.
Politicians often skirt difficult questions during interviews.
She tried to skirt the topic by changing the subject.
Verb forms
base skirt · third person skirts · -ing skirting · past skirted · past participle skirted
规则动词，意为‘绕过、回避’。
Connections
Collocations
- skirt the issue
- 回避问题
- He tried to skirt the issue by changing the subject.他试图通过转移话题来回避问题。
- skirt around the problem
- 规避问题
- Politicians often skirt around the problem instead of solving it.政客们常常规避问题而不是解决它。
- skirt the law
- 打法律的擦边球
- The company found a way to skirt the law without breaking it.那家公司找到了不违法却打法律擦边球的办法。
- skirt the truth
- 回避实情；避而不谈真相
- She skirted the truth when asked about her past.当被问及她的过去时，她避而不谈实情。
- skirt along the coast
- 沿着海岸航行/行进
- The boat skirted along the coast to avoid the storm.船沿着海岸航行以避开风暴。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象裙摆绕在身体边缘：skirt 作动词就是‘绕着边缘走’，回避问题=不碰中心，只沿边绕。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing a road or path along a border、describing movement around the edge of an area、discussing an issue or question indirectly、recommending how to handle a risky topic 作动词时，“位于或沿着边缘”义多用于客观、书面或地理描述，语气偏中性；“回避、绕开”义则常见于正式或书面讨论，带有刻意不正面处理的意味。日常口语中，这类意思通常更习惯用 avoid 或 go around。
Grammar Note
作为动词，skirt可及物或不及物：及物意为'绕过，回避'，常接宾语；不及物意为'位于边缘'，常接'around'或'along'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 skirt 押韵：shirt、dirt、flirt、hurt（都以 /ɝt/ 结尾）。skit 和 skate 形似但不押韵：skit 读 /skɪt/，skate 读 /skeɪt/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
Learn the forms together
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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