skip
verb
uk/skɪp/us/skɪp/-pp-skipverb(MOVE)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomovelightlyandquickly, making asmalljumpafter eachstep:
跳，跳跃Shewatchedher littlegranddaughterskipdownthepath.她看着自己的小孙女沿着小路蹦蹦跳跳地往前走。
Thelambswere skippingaboutin thefield.小羊羔在田里蹦来跳去。
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
skipverb(JUMP)
[I](USjump rope);(skip rope)
tojumplightlyover aropethat isheldin bothyourhands, or by two otherpeople, andturnedrepeatedlyunderyourlegsand overyourheadasexerciseor agame:
跳绳Sportsplayersoftentrainby skipping.运动员经常通过跳绳进行训练。
Miscellaneous games & activities
- air hockey
- beer pong
- bran tub
- buildering
- bungee
- cage diving
- Frisbee
- horseshoe
- juggling
- jump rope
- keepy-uppy
- korfball
- LARP
- pinball machine
- raffle
- stoop ball
- story mode
- subworld
- sudoku
- table football
skipverb(LEAVE)
C1[IorT]
toleaveone thing orplace,especiallyquickly, inorderto go to another:
匆匆离开；跳过Thispartof thebookisn't veryinteresting, so I'm going to skip(over)it.书的这部分不是很有趣，所以我要跳过去。
Theteacherkeptskippingfromonesubjecttoanother so it wasdifficulttofollowwhat he was saying.老师不断地从一个话题跳到另一个话题，所以很难跟上他的讲话思路。
UKWe're skippingover/across/off(= making aquickjourney)to France for theday.为了赶上这一天，我们正匆忙前往法国。
Thepolicethinkthat thebankrobbersmust have skipped(=left)thecountryby now.警方认为银行劫匪现在肯定已经逃离该国了。
UKShe skippedoff/out(=leftquicklyand/orsecretly)without sayinggoodbye.她没有告别就悄然离开了。
Excluding
- acid-free
- apart
- aside
- bar
- barring
- clannish
- count
- discount
- exclusion
- exclusive
- exclusively
- exclusivity
- freezesomeoneout
- leavesomething/someoneoffsomething
- ostracize
- otherwise
- out of itidiom
- outlier
- overdiscount
- stand-alone
skipverb(AVOID)
B2[T]informal
to not do or not have something that you usually do or that you should do; toavoid:
避免；省略I'mtryingtoloseweight, so I'm skipping(= noteating)lunchtoday.我正在努力减肥，因此今天不吃午饭了。
USShouldparentshave topayiftheirchildskipsschool?家长是否应该因为他们的孩子逃学而作出赔偿？
USI skippedclassand went to theparkinstead.我逃课去公园玩了。
to avoid doing something
- avoidAvoid swimming in areas where sharks are known to congregate.
- evadePlease don’t think I’m trying to evade my responsibility.
- dodgeHe tried to dodge his military service.
- run away fromI didn't often run away from difficult decisions.
- shrink fromI've never been one to shrink from a challenge.
- sidestepThis is not a responsibility you can sidestep.
Avoiding action
- abrogate
- abrogation
- avoid
- avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
- avoidance
- doss
- eschew
- evade
- evader
- evasion
- fiddle
- fiddle around
- fight shy ofidiom
- insure
- shirk
- short circuit
- shrink fromsomething
- shy away fromsomething
- sit onyourarseidiom
- steer
skipverb(THROW)
[T]US(UKskim)
tothrowaflatstonehorizontally overwaterso that ittouchesandrisesoff thesurfaceseveraltimes:
扔（石块）打水漂Wewatchedachildskippingstonesacrossthelake.我们看着一个孩子在湖上打水漂。
Movement through the air
- airborne
- buoyantly
- buzz
- flight
- flit
- float
- fly
- glide
- hover
- levitate
- levitation
- mid-air
- non-flying
- soar
- somersault
- swishy
- swoop
- waft
- wheel
- wing
Phrasal verb
skip out onsomeone/something
skip
noun[C]
uk/skɪp/us/skɪp/skipnoun[C](CONTAINER)
UK(UStrademarkDumpster)
alargemetalcontainerinto whichpeopleputunwantedobjectsorbuildingorgardenwaste, and which isbroughtto and taken away from aplaceby aspecialtruckwhenpeopleaskfor it
大垃圾桶，废料桶
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Containers for waste
- ashcan
- bag
- bin
- bin bag
- bin liner
- bottle bank
- dustbin
- dustbin bag
- garbage bag
- garbage can
- litter bin
- litter tray
- trash bag
- trash can
- trash can liner
- waste bin
- wastepaper basket
- wheelie bin
skipnoun[C](MOVE)
asmall,light,dancingorjumpingstep:
蹦跳She gave a little skip ofjoy.她高兴得跳了起来。
Jumping
- a hop, skip, and a jumpidiom
- bound
- caper
- clear
- frisk
- hop
- hurdle
- jump
- launch
- leap
- outjump
- outleap
- pounce
- vault
skipnoun[C](PERSON)
USinformal
apersonwho hasdisappeared,especiallysomeone whoowesmoney:
（尤指赖账后）逃跑的人In thiscase, thebountyhuntersclaimedthat they werepursuinga skip but hadaccidentallyraidedthewrongaddress.在这起案件中，赏金猎人声称他们在追捕一个赖账逃跑的人，但无意中搜捕了错误的地址。