skips; skipped; skipping
skips; skipped; skipping
Learner's definition of SKIP
1
[+ object] : to not do (something that is usual or expected)不做,不参加(应做的事) -
He skipped the meeting. [=he didn't go to the meeting]他没有参加会议。
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I skipped breakfast, and now I'm really hungry.我没有吃早饭,现在饿得慌。
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(chiefly US) They got in trouble for skipping school/class.他们因为逃学/逃课而惹了麻烦。
— see also skip bail at 1bail 2
: to not discuss, read, do, or deal with (something) and go instead to the next thing : to pass over or leave out (something)略过;跳过 [+ object]
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I skipped the boring parts of the book.我略过了书中乏味的部分。
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If you are having trouble with one of the questions on the test, skip it and come back to it later.考试中如果遇到一道难题,先跳过去,随后再回来做。
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She will skip a grade and go right from the fourth to the sixth grade next September.明年九月,她将跳一级,直接从四年级跳到六年级。
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often + over [no object]
3 always followed by an adverb or preposition [no object]
a : to change quickly from one subject, place, etc., to another快速转移 b ◊ If a CD, DVD, record, etc., skips, it fails to play part of a song or movie properly because it is damaged.跳带;跳行;跳针
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[no object] : to move forward in a light or playful way by taking short, quick steps and jumps蹦跳;蹦跳着走 5
[+ object] informal : to leave (a place) in a sudden and unexpected way especially to avoid trouble, punishment, etc.匆匆离开;溜走 6
US : to throw (a flat stone) along the surface of water so that it bounces用(石块)打水漂 [+ object]
[no object]
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[no object] British : to jump over a rope that is being swung near the ground for exercise or as a game跳绳
heart skips a beat
— see heart
skip it
chiefly US, informal
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used to say that you do not want to do something, talk about something, etc.不要提
skip out
(US) [phrasal verb] informal or British skip off
: to leave a place quickly in a secret and improper way溜走;悄悄离开 —
often + on in U.S. English在美国英语中常与on连用 2 skip /ˈskɪp/ noun
plural skips
plural skips
Learner's definition of SKIP
[count]
1
: a short, quick step and jump forward跳跃;跳过 2
British : a large metal container for putting trash in废料桶
a hop, skip, and (a) jump
— see 2hop