skirting

英 [ˈskɜːtɪŋ]

美 [ˈskɜːrtɪŋ]

v.  环绕…的四周; 位于…的边缘; 沿…的边缘走; 绕开，回避(话题)
skirt的现在分词

复数：skirtings　现在分词：skirting　

BNC.20063 / COCA.31168

柯林斯词典

• 裙子;短裙
  Askirtis a piece of clothing worn by women and girls. It fastens at the waist and hangs down around the legs.
• VERB 位于…的边缘;位于…的外围;围绕
  Something thatskirtsan area is situated around the edge of it.
  1. We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.
     我们从山坡下的一大片田地里飞奔而过。
• VERB 沿着…的边缘走;沿着…的外围走;绕着…走
  If youskirtsomething, you go around the edge of it.
  1. We shall be skirting the island on our way...
     我们将一路环岛而行。
  2. She skirted round the edge of the room to the door.
     她贴着房间的墙边走到了门口。
• VERB 避开，回避(困难、问题等)
  If youskirta problem or question, you avoid dealing with it.
  1. He skirted the hardest issues, concentrating on areas of possible agreement...
     他避开了最棘手的问题，将精力集中于有可能达成一致的领域。
  2. He skirted round his main differences with her.
     他避开了和她之间的主要分歧。

双语例句

• We shall be skirting the island on our way
  我们将一路环岛而行。
• Table cloth and skirting must be well pressed without any stain and holes.
  台布和台裙必须无破损无污渍且平整。
• The world has stepped back from the brink, but is still skirting the edge of the precipice.
  世界已从悬崖边缘后退，但并没有完全脱离绝壁附近的危险地带。
• Although there is a prominent curving couloir skirting the buttress on the left, the Russians chose to tackle a direct and far more difficult line up the center.
  虽然这里有一个突起的冰雪沟槽从左边连接着拱壁，俄罗斯人选择对付这条直上更难的路线直达拱壁。
• A Lenovo subsidiary has launched its first home entertainment console, skirting round a Chinese ban on gaming equipment by marketing it as a family exercise device.
  联想（Lenovo）旗下的一家子公司推出其首款家庭娱乐终端，并以家庭运动设备的名义推向市场，绕开了中国针对游戏设备的一项禁令。
• He has found them to be somewhat lacking in emotional depth; skirting round problems rather than meeting them head on.
  他发现他们之间感情不深，谈话时老是绕圈子，而不是直接接触问题。
• He was skirting the issue.
  他是在回避问题。
• Skirting the lotus pond, far and near, high and low, are trees among which willows predominate.
  荷塘的四面，远远近近，高高低低都是树，而属柳树最多。
• In a two-hour prime-time show, held in honor of World Consumer Rights Day, China Central Television accused Nikon of selling faulty cameras and skirting warranty policies.
  这场时长两个小时的晚会在周六晚上的黄金时段播出，以国际消费者权益日为主题。央视在此次晚会中曝光了尼康销售存在质量问题的相机，并回避保修政策。
• After skirting the woods, he followed the curve of the river and came to a new place where the river valley abruptly opened up.
  绕过一片树林子以后，他顺着河湾走进了一块新的地方。他看见河谷骤然开阔了。