skate

verb

/skeɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they skate	/skeɪt/ /skeɪt/
he / she / it skates	/skeɪts/ /skeɪts/
past simple skated	/ˈskeɪtɪd/ /ˈskeɪtɪd/
past participle skated	/ˈskeɪtɪd/ /ˈskeɪtɪd/
-ing form skating	/ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive, transitive] to move on skates (usually referring to ice skating, if no other information is given)（通常指）滑冰，溜冰
- Can you skate?你会滑冰吗？
- It was so cold that we were able to go skating on the lake.天气极冷，我们能到湖上去滑冰了。
- Several people were skating on the frozen pond.几个人在结冰的池塘上滑冰。
- skate something He skated an exciting programme at the American Championships.他在美国锦标赛上滑出一组扣人心弦的动作。
see also ice-skate, roller skateTopics Sports: other sportsb1
[intransitive] to ride on a skateboard滑（滑板）

Word Originverb mid 17th cent. (originally as the plural scates): from Dutch schaats (singular but interpreted as plural), from Old French eschasse ‘stilt’.

Idioms

be skating/walking on thin ice

to be taking a risk履薄冰；冒风险

skate

noun

/skeɪt/

Idioms

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(also ice skate)
a boot with a thin metal blade (= sharp edge) on the bottom, that is used for skating on ice冰鞋；溜冰鞋
- a pair of skates一双冰鞋
see also in-line skateTopics Clothes and Fashionb2
(also roller skate)
a type of boot with two pairs of small wheels attached to the bottom（四轮）旱冰鞋；滚轴溜冰鞋；轮式溜冰鞋
(plural skate, skates)
a large flat sea fish that can be eaten鳐（扁体鱼，可食用）
Topics Fish and shellfishc2

Word Originnoun sense 1 mid 17th cent. (originally as the plural scates): from Dutch schaats (singular but interpreted as plural), from Old French eschasse ‘stilt’. noun sense 2 Middle English: from Old Norse skata.

Idioms

get/put your skates on