skew-whiff        1880 |

                  verb [VN] to push a skewer or other thin pointed object through sth用扦子串住

,skew-1 wh iff «(0r£,    not straight 偏的;斜

的;歪的

ski /ski:/ noun, adj., verb

m noun {pi. skis) 1 one of a pair of long narrow pieces of wood, metal or plastic that you attach to boots so that you can move smoothly over snow 滑雪板a pair of sfcis —副滑雪板picture o skiing 2 = waterski n. madj. [only before noun] connected with the sport of skiing 滑雪的sfci boots滑雪靴◊ the sfci dopes滑雪坡

                  verb (ski-ing, skied, skied) [V] 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to move over snow on skis, especially as a sport ^•雪■(运 动)2 go skiing to spend time skiing for pleasure 滑 雪(作为娱乐):We went sfcifng in France in March.三 月份義们去'法国滑雪了。_566315051〇1似,\¥八丁£1131«

'ski-bob noun a vehicle for riding on snow, which looks like a bicycle with skis instead of wheels 雪翠'ski-bob verb (-bb-) [V] skid /skid/ verb, noun

                  (-dd-) [V] (usually of a vehicle 通常指车辆)to slide sideways or forwards in an uncontrolled way 侧滑;打 滑;滑行:The car skidded on the ice and went straight into the waH.汽车在冰上打滑,径直撞到了墙上。◊The taxi sfcfdded to a just in rime.出租车滑行了一段路

…后 r 及时停了下来。OHer/oot s/ddded on the wet/foor amishe/eHheaWZy.她的脚在湿地板上一滑,重重地摔了 一跋。

                  noun 1 the movement of a vehicle when it suddenly slides sideways in an uncontrolled way 侧滑;打滑;矣 然向一侧滑行77ie motorbike went mto a sfcid. _ 托车 _ 一侧滑 7 ib 去。ie sfcfd marks on the road s/iowed /iowjiast the car had been traveHing.公路上留下的滑行 痕迹说明这辆车当时开得有多快。2 a part that is under­neath some aircraft, beside the wheels, and is used for landing (:飞机的起落橇,滑橇the skids of a heli- copter 直弁的起落橇picture o page Rii U»!i!l put the skids under sb/sth (informal) to stop sb/sth from being successful or making progress 使失败;使走下坡 ^ be on the 'skids [informal) to be in a bad situation that will get worse逐渐衰落;走下坡路

'skid lid noun [BrE, informal) a helmet (= hard hat) worn to protect the head on a bicycle, skateboard, efc.(自行宇、滑板运动等中戴的 > 防撞头盔,安全帽 skid-pan /'skidpaen/ noun an area with a surface that is especially prepared so that drivers can practise controlling skids (供驾车者练习控制车辆打滑的)转向 $验,

,skid 'row noun [U] [informal, especially NAm£) used to describe the poorest part of a town, the sort of place where people who have no home or job and who drink too much alcohol live (城市中流浪、失业、酗酒的人聚 号的)贫民区,穷街陋巷:to be on sfcid row住在贫民区 skier /_ski:a(r)/ nown a person who skis 滑雪者

skies p/. of SKY

skiff /skif/ noun a small light boat for rowing or sailing, usually for one person (尤指单人的小划艇,小帆船 skiffle /'skifl/ noun a type of music popular in the 1950s, that was a mixture of jazz and folk music

兴摇滚乐(流行于20世纪50年代,结合了爵*乐和民间

鮮)

ski*ing /'skinq/ noun [u] the sport or activity of moving over snow on skis 滑健(运动):to go skiing 去滑雪down/iil/cross-coimt?y sfcffng 速降/ 越野滑_ a sfcifng /loKday/instructor/Iessoa/vacation, etc.滑.雪

雪教练、滑雪课、滑雪假期等

ski-joring /'ski:d3〇:rirj; .skir'dsoir-/ noun [U] the activity of being pulled over snow or ice on skis, by a horse or

\〇彳乘马(或狗拉雪橇

'ski jump noun a very steep artificial slope that ends suddenly and that is covered with snow. People ski down the slope, jump off the end and see how far they can travel through the air before landing.台滑着 ski jumper noun ski jumping noun [U] Is ski jumping an Olympic sport? k ^ ® ^S >% ?

the Swiss sfci-_/umping team 瑞士跳台滑雪队

skiing滑雪(运动)

downhill skiing速降滑雪   snowboarding滑雪板运动

 

cross-country skiing 越野滑雪运动

Skil-flll (Br£) {NAmE skill-ful) /'skilfl/ adj.

1 (of a person A) good at doing sth, especially sth that needs a particular ability or special training 技术好的; 功夫深知熟练的 accomplished a skilful ^ayer/per/ormer/teacher挂术好的运动员;功夫深的表 演#;舍^[学的老师孑made or done very well制作精 良的;处理巧妙的 BQ3 professional: Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. ^ 亏她对事情处理得巧妙,才避免了麻烦。tskil-ful_ly/-fali/ adv.

'ski lift noun a machine for taking skiers up a slope so that they can then ski down (运送滑雪者i坡的)上山

skill ^ /skil/ noun

1 [U]in/at sth) I ~ (in/at doing sth) the ability to do sth well 15;会艺ITie job requires sfciH and an eye /or detafi•这项工作需要技巧和注意细节的眼光。 What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment•他捕捉瞬间画面的能力使他成为 一名不同凡响的摄影师。2 [C] a particular ability or type of ability 技术;技能We need people with practicaZ sfciHs ?ifce carpentry•耗们需要有木工等实用技术的人。 management 管理能力

skilled 0■■ /skild/ fl

1 in/at sth) | in/at doing sth) having enough ability, experience and knowledge to be able to do sth well.有技 的;熟练的a sfcfHed engineer/negotfator/ cra/temcm高明的工程师;老练的谈判者;技术熟练的 .工匠,0 She k highly sfcfZled at deaiin^ with dcult customers.每知•难缠的顾客她很有一手* ◊ a shortage 0/ skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill)缺乏技术工又 2 (of a job 工作)needing special abilities or training 奏专门技术‘ HT1 expert JFurniture-mafcfng is very sfciHed worfc.做家具是技术性很 弓早的活儿。EH3 UNSKILLED skiMet /'skiht/ noun {NAmB) = frying pan skill-ful (NAm^) = SKILFUL

skim /skim/ (-mm-) 1 [VN]sth off/from) sth to

remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid Wi 去(液体上的油脂或乳脂等):Skim the scum off the jam ancHet it cooi.撇去果酱上的浮沫,让它冷却。 Sfcim the jam a/wUet f t coo/.撇去果酱上的浮沫,让它冷 却。2 [no passive] (along/overetc.) sth to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or