Word · Frequency #27154
skittering
飞掠而过；疾走；蹦跳
skittering is the present participle of skitter.
to move quickly and lightly across a surface, often with small fast steps
- 1.
To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
急速移动或蹦跳、抽搐般移动；奔逃,疾走,快跑。
- 2.
To make a scratching or scuttling noise while, or as if, skittering.
在(或仿佛在)疾驰时发出刮擦或奔跑的声响。
- 3.
To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it touches only at intervals; to skip, to skite.
使(某物)快速掠过表面,仅间歇接触；使轻快地移动。
使（钓饵）掠过水面；急速移动或蹦跳、抽搐般移动；奔逃,疾走,快跑。；在(或仿佛在)疾驰时发出刮擦或奔跑的声响。；使(某物)快速掠过表面,仅间歇接触；使轻快地移动。；飞掠而过
In use
A small crab skittered across the wet sand and disappeared into the waves.
Dry leaves were skittering along the pavement in the autumn wind.
The little lizard skitters under the rock whenever the sun gets too hot.
skitter across/over sth
不及物用法，常接表示方向或地点的状语，强调快速、轻巧地移动。
A mouse skittered across the kitchen floor.
一只老鼠从厨房地板上飞快跑过。
skitter sth across/along water
及物用法，为钓鱼术语，宾语通常为钓钩或鱼饵，表示使其在水面轻快移动。
He skittered the lure across the pond.
他让鱼饵在池塘水面掠过。
Verb forms
base skitter · third person skitters · -ing skittering · past skittered · past participle skittered
skitter 常作不及物动词，表示快速轻巧地掠过或蹦跳；作及物动词时表示使（鱼饵）掠过水面。
Connections
Collocations
- skitter away
- 迅速溜走；惊逃
- The mouse skittered away when I turned on the light.我一开灯，老鼠就溜走了。
- skitter across
- 飞快地掠过；蹦跳着穿过
- Leaves skittered across the pavement in the wind.树叶在风中飞快地掠过人行道。
- skitter along
- 轻快地滑行；沿……蹦跳移动
- A water strider skittered along the surface of the pond.一只水黾在池塘水面上轻快地滑行。
- skitter over
- 从……上面急速掠过
- Small stones skittered over the frozen lake.小石子从结冰的湖面上急速掠过。
- skitter a lure
- 使钓饵掠过水面
- He skittered the lure across the calm water to attract bass.他让钓饵掠过平静的水面以吸引鲈鱼。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 ski(滑雪)轻快掠过水面，小虫也这样蹦跳疾走——skitter 就是“飞掠、疾走”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing quick, light movement of small animals or objects、fishing: moving a hook or bait across the water surface 该词通常表示轻快快速地移动或掠过，语气中性，既不正式也不俚俗。多用于描述小动物或轻巧物体的移动，也见于钓鱼场景；口语和较轻松的书面表达中都较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -itter and rhyme with skitter, with the same short-vowel /ɪ/ and final /tə/. Beware the lookalike 'skater' (/ˈskeɪtə/), which has a different vowel and does not rhyme.
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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