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skirt
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural skirts
plural skirts
Learner's definition of SKIRT
[count]
1
a : a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist down女裙；裙子 — see color picture on this page; see also miniskirt
- She was wearing a short/long skirt.她穿着短/长裙。
b : the part of a dress, coat, etc., that hangs from the waist down（连衣裙或大衣等的）下摆 — sometimes plural有时用复数
- The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door.她大衣的下摆被车门夹住了。
- He gathered up the skirts of his robe as he climbed the stairs.他上楼梯时捋起了长袍的下摆。
- a dress with full skirts长摆连衣裙
2
: an outer covering that hangs down to protect something护板
- They put a protective skirt around the base of the machine.他们在机器的底部周围装上了护板。
2 skirt /ˈskɚt/ verb
skirts; skirted; skirting
2 skirt
/ˈskɚt/
verb
skirts; skirted; skirting
Learner's definition of SKIRT
1
: to avoid (something) especially because it is difficult or will cause problems绕开；避而不谈
[+ object]
- The mayor skirted the issue by saying that a committee was looking into the problem.市长对这件事避而不谈，只是说委员会正在进行调查。
- They tried to skirt the new regulations.他们试图避开新的规章。
[no object]
- He tried to skirt around the question.他尽力回避这个问题。
2
: to lie or go along the edge of (something)绕过…的边缘；沿着…边缘走
[+ object]
- Pine trees skirt the northern edge of the pond.沿着池塘的北边长着一些松树。
[no object]
- The road skirts around the lake.路沿着湖边延伸。
- We skirted around the edge of the city.我们沿着城边走。
1
a(1)
: a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down
(2)
: a separate free-hanging outer garment or undergarment usually worn by women and girls covering some or all of the body from the waist down
b
: either of two usually leather flaps on a saddle covering the bars on which the stirrups are hung
c
: a cloth facing that hangs from the bottom edge or across the front of a piece of furniture
d
: the lower branches of a tree when near the ground
skirted; skirting; skirts
: to be, lie, or move along an edge or border
skirter noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun She was wearing a short skirt. The skirt of her coat got caught in the car door. They put a protective skirt around the base of the machine. Verb The mayor skirted the issue by saying that a committee was looking into the problem. They tried to skirt the new regulations. He tried to skirt around the question. Pine trees skirt the northern edge of the pond. The road skirts around the lake. We skirted around the edge of the city. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Andreescu was out on the Grandstand court to play Harmony Tan but the winds at the open arena kept blowing her skirt up and affecting her shots, forcing the 22-year-old to approach the chair umpire and request an additional bathroom break to change. Reuters, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Besides those saddle shoes, Russell still has her poodle skirt, too. John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 In other words, there's a jean maxi skirt for everyone. Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2022 The counterpart to the slinky slip dress is the slinky slip skirt. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022 Instagrammer Kenn's Pen added social media icons to her skirt and paired it with a white tee personalized with her social media handle. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2022 Newton-John wore her signature yellow skirt and matching cardigan, complete with the white button up. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Rather than a subway grate on the streets of New York, Lil Nas X is standing over a manhole cover with elongated ovals as his skirt billows up. Anna Chan, Billboard, 22 July 2022 Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Migrants often try to skirt the checkpoint by crossing nearby ranches, but the landscape can be disorienting and the heat punishing. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 At Shore Galleries, for example, inspectors attributed incomplete sales forms to clerical errors instead of any willful attempt to skirt regulatory requirements. Champe Barton, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 Tech inspectors look for signs of potential failure before races, and pilots must attend racing school to learn how to skirt the pylons and maintain a high speed with maximum safety while flying close to other racers. Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2022 This allows Netflix to skirt Apple’s 30% commission for in-app purchases. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 25 July 2022 The effort closes a loophole where jails could skirt reporting in-custody deaths if an inmate died at a hospital or on the way to a hospital. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022 Webster said the guns skirt federal and state laws and are a growing problem. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Her mother, Trevor’s grandmother, even tried to skirt Garcia’s rules and buy Trevor a smartphone. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 See More
Noun
Taylor posed for the snap, dressed in a hoodie and her blue plaid uniform skirt, paired with a classic pair of Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Andreescu was out on the Grandstand court to play Harmony Tan but the winds at the open arena kept blowing her skirt up and affecting her shots, forcing the 22-year-old to approach the chair umpire and request an additional bathroom break to change. Reuters, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Besides those saddle shoes, Russell still has her poodle skirt, too. John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 In other words, there's a jean maxi skirt for everyone. Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2022 The counterpart to the slinky slip dress is the slinky slip skirt. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022 Instagrammer Kenn's Pen added social media icons to her skirt and paired it with a white tee personalized with her social media handle. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 16 Aug. 2022 Newton-John wore her signature yellow skirt and matching cardigan, complete with the white button up. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Rather than a subway grate on the streets of New York, Lil Nas X is standing over a manhole cover with elongated ovals as his skirt billows up. Anna Chan, Billboard, 22 July 2022 Verb
Furthermore, even if an NDA exists, sometimes the member will try to skirt around the provisions. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Migrants often try to skirt the checkpoint by crossing nearby ranches, but the landscape can be disorienting and the heat punishing. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2022 At Shore Galleries, for example, inspectors attributed incomplete sales forms to clerical errors instead of any willful attempt to skirt regulatory requirements. Champe Barton, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 Tech inspectors look for signs of potential failure before races, and pilots must attend racing school to learn how to skirt the pylons and maintain a high speed with maximum safety while flying close to other racers. Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2022 This allows Netflix to skirt Apple’s 30% commission for in-app purchases. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 25 July 2022 The effort closes a loophole where jails could skirt reporting in-custody deaths if an inmate died at a hospital or on the way to a hospital. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 July 2022 Webster said the guns skirt federal and state laws and are a growing problem. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 Her mother, Trevor’s grandmother, even tried to skirt Garcia’s rules and buy Trevor a smartphone. Washington Post, 9 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb
1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of skirt was in the 14th century Phrases Containing skirt
noun
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