skirt

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…的邊緣; 圍繞

We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill. 我們快速穿越山坡邊的一大片曠野。

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

He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement. 他避開最難的問題，而專注于可能達成一致意見的領(lǐng)域。