- [countable]
a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the middle part of the body 女裙;裙子 a short/long/pleated/denim skirt 短裙/长裙/百褶裙/牛仔裙 I never wear skirts. 我从不穿裙子。 - in a skirt
a woman in a blue skirt and white blouse 穿着蓝色裙子和白色衬衫的女人
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashiona1a green jacket with a matching skirt 绿色夹克及与之搭配的裙子 The skirt falls just above the knee. 裙子刚好垂及膝盖上方。 I lifted the hem of my skirt. 我提起裙摆。 She sat down, smoothing her skirt. 她坐下来,抚平裙子的下摆。 She was wearing a short denim skirt. 她穿着一条牛仔短裙。 She wore the plaid skirt that was the uniform of her private school. 她穿了一条花格呢裙,那是她就学的私立学校的校服。 I've worn both skirt suits and pant suits to interviews. 我面试时套裙和裤装都穿过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- ankle-length
- …
- hike up
- hitch up
- lift
- …
- billow
- swirl
- ride up
- …
- length
- suit
- the hem of somebody’s skirt
- [countable] (also skirts [plural])
the part of a dress, coat, etc. that hangs below the middle part of the body (连衣裙、外衣等的)下摆 She tucked up her voluminous skirts to make room for Jane beside her. 她掖起膨松的裙边给旁边的简腾出地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- ankle-length
- …
- hike up
- hitch up
- lift
- …
- billow
- swirl
- ride up
- …
- length
- suit
- the hem of somebody’s skirt
- [countable]
an outer layer that covers and protects the base of a vehicle or machine (车辆或机器基座的)挡板,裙板 the rubber skirt around the bottom of a hovercraft 气垫船底部四周的橡胶挡板
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse skyrta ‘shirt’; compare with synonymous Old English scyrte, also with short. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.