資料來源 : pyDict

裙子,下擺,邊緣,郊區位於…邊緣,裝邊於,回避位於邊緣

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Skirting}.]
   1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.

            Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the
      edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.
      ``When sundown skirts the moor.'' --Tennyson.

Skirt \Skirt\, v. t.
   To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.

         Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers.
                                                  --S. S. Smith.

Skirt \Skirt\, n. [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta
   a shirt, Sw. sk["o]rt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See {Shirt}.]
   1. The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like
      garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a
      coat, a dress, or a mantle.

   2. A loose edging to any part of a dress. [Obs.]

            A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen,
            which runs along the upper part of the stays before,
            and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker,
            is called the modesty piece.          --Addison.

   3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything ``Here in
      the skirts of the forest.'' --Shak.

   4. A petticoat.

   5. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals. --Dunglison.

資料來源 : WordNet®

skirt
     n 1: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the
          waist
     2: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and
        women
     3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {dame}, {doll}, {wench},
         {chick}, {bird}]

skirt
     v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
          (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue";
          "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their
          responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
          [syn: {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent},
           {parry}, {elude}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]
     2: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat
        skirted the coast"
     3: form the edge of
     4: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest
        surrounds my property" [syn: {surround}, {border}]