skate /skeit/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to move on skates
(usually referring to ice skating, if
no other information is given)(通常指）滑
冰，溜冰：[V] Can
you sfcafe?你会滑冰? ◊介 was
so coZd that we were a&e to go sfcating on t/ie
Zafce.夭气极 冷，我们能到湖上去滑冰了。◊[VN]ffesfcated cm
exciting programme at ihe American C^iampions/iips.他在’美国 锦标赛上滑出一组扣人心弦的动作。2 [V】to ride on a skateboard 滑（滑板' i see thin adj.
skate over
sth to
avoid talking about or considering a difficult subject 回.避；避免涉及’：He
poZitdysfcated over t/ie issue•他礼■貌地避开了巧个问题。
n noun 1 = ice skate, roller
skate n. ： a pair of skates 一双冰鞋 2 (/?/. skgte or skates) a large flat sea fish
that can be eaten 鳐（扁体鱼，可長用）get/put
your ’skates on (8r£，used to tell sb to hurry 赶紧； 赶快：Get your spates on or
you沿 miss
the bus.快点，
要不你就赶不上公共汽车了。^ skate-board
/'skeitboid;
NAmE -boird/ noun a short narrow board
with small wheels at each end, which you stand on and ride as a sport 滑板：a
skateboard par/</ramp 滑板场/坡道一picture o skate ► skateboard
verb [V] skate-board-er
noun skate
board-ing noun [U] ： a sfcate&oarcKng magazine 滑板运动杂志
—picture
c> page R33
skate-park /'skeitpaik; NAmE -'pairk/ noun an area built for
people to use skateboards, with
slopes, curves, etc.滑板运动场（有斜坡、曲面等）
skater /'skeit9(r)/ noun 1 a person who skates for
pleasure or as a sport滑冰者；溜冰者；滑冰运动员：a figure/speed
skater M — see also
ICE SKATER at ICE-SKATE
2 = SKATEBOARDER at SKATE- board : Extreme
skaters perform jumps, spins, flips, etc. 极限板运动员能做跳跃、旋转、牮翻等动作。
skating /'skeitirj/ noun [Uj 1 (also 'ice
skating) the
sport or activity of moving on ice on skates
滑冰；溜
.味：to go sfcating 去滑泳一see also figure-skating,
SPEED SKATING 2 =
ROLLER SKATING at ROLLER
SKATE V.
skating rink
(also
rink) noun 1 = ice rink 2 an area or a building
where _you can roller skate 旱冰场；旱
冰馆
skean-dhu /.skiian 'du:; ,ski:n/ noun a knife which is worn
inside a sock witii traditional Scottish clothing (传统苏格兰服饰中插在袜筒里的）小佩刀，小佩剑
ske-dad-dle /ski'daedl/ verb [V] [informal, humorous) to move away or leave a
place quickly, especially in order to avoid sb匆忙离去，溜走(尤指为了躲避某人） skeet»er /'ski:t0(r)/ noun {NAmE, informal, humorous)
=MOSQUITO
skeet
shooting /'skiit
Jurtir)/ noun (NAm£) = clay
PIGEON SHOOTING
skein /skem/ noun a long piece of wool,
thread, or yarn that is loosely
tied together —束，二统/('考無、
线或纱1
skel.etal /’skelatl/ (3办 1 术语）connected with
the skeleton of a person or
an animal 骨豁的 2 looking like a skeleton
骨瘦如柴的：skeletal
figures dressed in rags衣衫襤褛、骨瘦如柴的人3 that exists only in a
basic form, as an outline梗概的；提纲性的；_要性
的；轮廓的：He has written
only a skeletal plot for the book so/ar那本书他目前只f f 一个情节梗概。
skel-eton /'skelitn/ noun 1 the structure of bones
that supports the body of a person or an animal; a model of this structure 骨命；骨架；骨胳标本：Tfi'e
Hiinian skel- eton consists o/2〇6 bones.人的骨豁由206块骨头组成。
◊
a di’nosaur sfceteto/i 恐龙骨.架，' —picture o body
2 (//i/omw/) a very thin
person or animal 骨瘦如柴的
人（或动物）3 [usually sing.] the main structure that supports a building，etc.(建筑物等的）骨架，框架
HTTl
framework ： Only
the concrete skeleton of the /actory remained.厂房只剩下混凝土骨架了。4 [usually sing ] the basic outline
of a plan, piece of writing, etc. to which more details can be added later 梗概；提纲；提
要；轮廓：Examples were used
to flesh out the skeleton oj the argument.通过例证使干巴巴的论'点充实起来^
5 〜staff, crew, etc. the smallest number of
people, etc. that you need to do sth (维持运转所需的)最少人员，
| 1879
基千人员：There wiM oriiy be a
sfceieton staj5P on duty over the ZioHday.假期将只留必需的少数职员值班。◊ We managed to operate
a skeleton bus service during the strifce.罢工期间，我们设法保持最起码的公共汽弟营运。
ITiTOl
a skeleton in the cupboard {BrB} (also a skeleton in the
'closet NAmE, Br€) {informal) something shocking,
embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you
want to keep secret 隐衷;不可外扬的家丑
skeleton key noun a key that will open
several different locks 万能钥匙
skelm /skelm/ noun
{SAfr^) a
person that you believe is a criminal or that you do not trust 地痞；流饭；无赖；""不
可信彳壬的人
skep tic, skep tical, skep
ti cism {NAmB) = sceptic,
SCEPTICAL, SCEPTICISM
skerry /'skeri/ noun
{pi. sker-ries) [ScotE) an island or line of
rocks in the sea 小岛；礁
sketch /sketj/ noun,
verb
■
noun 1 a simple picture that is drawn quickly and
does not have many details 素描；速写.;：草—：The artist is mafcir;g sketches/or his
next painting.画.家正为他的下一
幅作品画素描。◊ She drew a sfcetch
map 〇/ the
.area to show us the way.她画了-幅这个地区的略凾，用来给我
们指路。note 却:picture 2 a
short funny scene on television，in the theatre，etc•幽默短剧；小品：The drama
group did a sketch about a couple buying a new car.剧社上演孓一出夫妻二人买新车的短剧。3 a short report or story
that gives only basic details about sth 简报；_ 速写;概述：a
biographical sketch .of the Prime Minister首相生平简介
■
verfc 1 to make a quick
drawing of sb/sth 画素描；画速
写：[VN] He
quickly sketched the view from the window. 他很快勾勒出了窗外的风景。[also V] 2 [VN]〜sth (out) to give a general
description of sth, giving only the basic facts 概违；简述 H7?l outline： She
sketched out her pkm /or tacWfn^ the proWem.她简要叙迷了解决问题
的计—。.sketch sth—’i’n to give more information
or details about sth 补充说明； 给… 补充细 : 节
sketch-book /'sketXbuk/ (also 'sketch pad) noun a book of sheets of
paper for drawing on 秦描簿；速写
册; ' 写$本>
sketchy /'sketji/ adj. (sketch ier,
sketch-iest) not
complete or detailed and therefore not very useful S.
的；概略的；不完备的HTH rough
He gave us a very sfcetchy account o/his visit.他跟我们非常粗略地讲了他参
观的'癀况。◊ sketchy notes简略囟笔记► sketch.Hy 办. sketchi-ness noun [U]
skew /skju:/ verb 1 [VN] to change or influence sth with the
result that it is not accurate，fair，normal，etc. ■歪 曲；曲解；使不公允；影晌…的准确性：to skew
the statistics影响统计数字的准确性2 [V +fl£/v./|pr印.](8r£) to move or lie at an
angle, especially in a position that is not normal 偏离；歪斜：77ie baZZ skewed 〇万 at
a right an^e.球呈直角偏离弹了出去。.
skew*bald
/'skju:bo:ld/ adj. (of a
horse By) with areas on it of white .and another colour，usually
not black 白花
斑的（通常不带黑色）一compare piebald
►■skew.bald
noun： He was riding
a sfcewbaZd.他骑着一匹白花斑马。
skewed /skju:d/ at/y. 1 (of
information 信息）’not accurate or
correct歪曲命；有偏颇的；不准确的
HTO
distorted ： skewed
statistics 不准确的统'计
2
~ (towards
sb/sth) directed towards a particular group, place, etc. in
a way that may not be accurate or fair 偏向（或偏重）〜…的：rhe book is heavily
sfcevued towards Americcm readers.这本书严重倾向于美国读者。
3
not straight or level 偏的;.斜的■;歪知：The car
had ended up skewed across the
road, g车最终斜着停在公路
上0 —see also askew
skew-er /'skjuia(r)/ noun,
verb
■
noun a long thin pointed
piece of metal or wood that is pushed through pieces of meat, vegetables, etc.
to hold them together while they are cooking, or used to test whether sth is
completely cooked (烹饪用）扞子，串
肉扦