J
o_/ten skip breafc/ast altogether.我常常干脆不吃早饭。，◊ She decided to
sfcip the a/temoon’s dass.她决定下午的课 不去_土.:了。.. 4 to
leave out sth tiiat would normally be the next thing that you would do, read,
etc.跳过正常
的步骤等）；略过；漏过[VN] you can skip the
next chapter if you have covered the topic in class. 你
要是在课堂上已经讲到了，就可以跳过去。◊[V；Us/dPp€d over the 〖ast part 0/ the
boofc.那本书的最后一部分我蝽过
没读。◊ I suggest we
skip to the last item on the agenda. 我建议我们跳到议程的最后一项。
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CHANGE QU丨CKLY 快速转换 5 [V + Wv./prep.] to move from one place to another or from one
subject to another very quickly快速转移；骤然转换（话题）：She kept skipping
from one topic of conversation to another. 她一再转换谈话的话题。
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LEAVE SECRETLY'秘密离6 [VN] to leave a place
.secretly or suddenly 悄悄溜走；突然离开：[VN] 77ie bombers sfcipjped the country
shorriy t/ie Wast.爆■炸后不「久，
放置炸弹的人就逃离了这个国家。
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STONES 石块 7 [VN] (8r£ also skim) to make a flat stone
jump across the surface of water 打水漂：The boys were skipping stones across the pond 那几个男孩子用石
块往水塘里打水漂。
fTTT^I 'skip it (informal) used
to tell sb rudely that you do not want to talk about sth or repeat what you
have said (粗暴地表示不想谈论或重复埤）别提这事儿，不说
这个了 ： Wuzt
were you saying?’ ‘Oh, sfcip ft/’ “你刚才
说什么来着？ ”“噢，不提了！” mnro skip off/ out to leave secretly or
suddenly 溜走；突然食去，skip 'out on sb {
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MOVEMENT 动作 1 a
skipping movement 蹦跳：She gave a skip and a
jump and was off down the street,
蹦一跳就顺着马路跑了。
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CONTA丨NER FOR WASTE 废料箱 2 (8r£)
(AWmf Dumpster™)
a
large open container for putting old bricks, rubbish/ garbage, etc. in. The
skip is then loaded on a lorry/ truck and taken away.废料桶（装工地废料、垃圾等，
今卡车拖走
^ki
pants noun [pi.]
1 trousers/pants worn for skiing 滑—裤 2
narrow trousers/pants made from a type of cloth that stretches and with a part
that goes under the 9〇\健美裤；踩脚裤
skipjack /'skipd3aek/ (also .skipjack tuna) noun [C, U] a fish with dark horizontal stripes, often eaten as
food IS
丨常食甩i.:
'ski-plane noun a plane with two parts like skis fixed to
the bottom s〇 that it can land on
snow or ice 滑橇起落
#飞机；輋止飞机
'ski pole (BrE also ski stick) noun a
stick used to push yourself forward while skiing 滑雪杖；滑雪杆 skip-per /'skip0(r)/ noun, verb
» noun 1 the captain of a
small ship or fishing boat (小
船或渔船的）無长 2
(/_/i/orw<3/，espedfl//y.8；r£) the captain of a sports team (运动队的）队也
■
verb [VN] to be the
captain of a boat, sports team, etc. ^
船长（或运动队队长等）：to s/dpper a yacht当帆船船长 0 {especially BrE)
He skippered the team to victory,
[^伍-得了胜利。
'skipping
rope (fir£)
(NAmE 'jump
rope) noun a
piece of rope, usually with a handle at each end, that you hold, turn over your
head and then jump over, for fun or to keep fit 跳―
skir-niish /'sk3：mij,; /V/Awf'sk3：rmij/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 a short fight
between small groups of soldiers, etc.，especially one that is not planned:小规模战斗； '小 ♦矣；_ (光指 >
遭遇战 2a
short argument，especially between
political opponents (尤指政治上对立戒方尚） 小争执，小争论
■
verb [V] to
take part in a short fight or argument
规模战斗i或冲突、争执）>51^.〇1丨5|1.€1^01//7
58^- mish-ing
noun
[U] ： There are reports of skirmishing aZong the border有报道称在边界一带发生t小规模
冲♦突。
skirt /sk3：t; NAmEsk3：rtf noun, verb u noun 1 [C] a piece of
clothing for a woman or girl that
hangs
from the waist 女裙：a long/short/straight/
pieateA
etc. skirt长裙、短裙、直筒裙、；百褶裙等 —picture o page R22
2 [C] (also skirts)
[pi ] the part of a dress，coat, etc. that hangs
below the waist 连衣
裙、外衣等的），下摆 3
[C] an outer covering or part used to protect the base of a .vehicle or
machine.: ;T.车辆或 机—基座的)挡板，裙板：the rubber skirt
around the bottom 0/ a hovercrq/t气塾船麂部四周的橡胶围裙
一 picture
0 page R2
■
verb 1 to be or go around the
edge of sth 环.绕…的四
周；位于;…的边缘；沿…的边缘走：[VN] They/oHowed the road that sfci’rted the Zafce•他们顺着湖边公‘圭。◊ [V] 1 sfcirted
around the/idd and crossed the bridge.我沿着 田边走，又经设了那座桥。2〜.（around/romid)sthto avoid talking about a subject, especially
because it is difficult or embarrassing 绕开■回避（ig■题）：[VN] He carefully skirted the issue of
where they would live.
心地避开了他们将住在何处这个问题。◊ [V] She
tact_AiZZy skirted around the subject 0/ mon以她巧妙地避 口不邊 钱的事。
skirting board (also skirt-ing) (both fir£) (NAmE baseboard) noun [C,
U] a narrow piece of wood that is fixed along the bottom of the walls in a
house 踢脚板；壁脚
板一picture c> alcove
'ski
run (also
run) noun a track that is marked
on a slope that you ski down 滑雪道；滑雪坡
skit
/skit/
now/?〜（on sth) a short piece of
humorous writing or a performance that makes fun of sb/sth by copying them幽默短文，滑稽短剧，幽默讽刺小品（常
用_仿手法）：a sfcit on daytime TV
programmes 戏评
日_间电视节目的幽默短文
'ski tow noun 1 a
machine which pulls you up the mountain on your skis (运送滑雪者上坡的）电缆泰，上
’ ■山■吊椅 2! a
rope which pulls you when you are water-
SKIING (水橇运动的）拖绳
skit-ter
/'skita(r)/
verb [V
+ adv./prep ] to run or move very
quickly and lightly轻捷地跑；铨無地动
skit.tish
/’skitiJV
1 (of horses 马）easily excited or
frightened and therefore difficult to control 易惊而难 h
驾驭的 2
(of people 人）not very serious and
with ideas and feelings that keep changing 轻浮的；易变的；反复
■’无常的 3 (巴pec/_fl//y bt/s/_/7ess 商）likely to change
suddenly说变就变的；变幻莫测的：skittish financial markets 变^]莫测的金融'市场► skit-tish’ly
fldv.
skit.tish- ness noun [U]1
skit-tie /'skitl/ noun 1 [C] (in Britain) a wooden or plastic object used in the game of
skittles (英国滚球撞柱游戏 的）木柱，■塑料柱'2_skitt丨es【U].(in
Britain) a game in which players roll a ball at nine skittles and try to knock
over as many of them as possible (英茵）滚球 撞柱游戏一compare TENPIN BOWLING skive /skaiv/ verfc ~ .(off) (Brf，/n/orwfl/)
to avoid work or school by staying away or leaving early 躲避厂■工作）:；
逃■(拳）H771 bunk off ： [V] 'Where's Tom?9 'Skiving
〇5⑽“汤姆去哪了？” “和往常一样，溜了。” ◊ She ahvays s/a’ves ojfeariy on Fridays.每到星期五，’她总 是早早就溜了。◊ [V_N] / s/cived the 〖ast lecture.最后一节 课_瘤亍。► skiver /7〇wr? skivvy /'skivi/ nouri, verb
mnoun (pi. -ies) 1 [C] {BrE, informal) a servant, usually
female, who does all the dirty or boring jobs in a house 仆A，用人（通常指千粗活、脏活的女佣He treats his wi；fe hTce a sfcivyy.他待—子鈇跟对就仆似的。2 skivvies [pi.] (A/Amf， underwear,
especially men’s
underwear内i (克指誇衾)
mverb (skivvies, skivvy
ing, skiv-vied, skiv-vied) [V] (BrE, /n/ormc?/) to do dirty or boring
jobs 年粗活；羊涵洁；做
用人
skoUy /'skDli; NAmE 'skaili/
noun {pi. -ies) (SAfrE, informal) a
young person who commits crimes or behaves badly恶少；小流氓
skua /'skjuia/ noun a
large brownish bird that lives near the sea. It eats fish, which it sometimes
takes from other birds.贼鸥.(褐色掠食性海鸟 skul-dug-gery(alsoskuli-dug-gery)/skAl,dAgari//7〇w/7[U] (old-fashioned or
humorous) dishonest behaviour or activities阴谋诡计；花招；政骗