skirts
Произношение: [skɜrts]
Слово
Контекст: «clothing»
(noun) a skirt is a piece of clothing that you wear around your waist, and it hangs down from there. Skirts can be long or short and are often worn by girls and women.
Пример
She wore a beautiful blue skirt to the party.
Пример
He doesn’t like wearing skirts because he finds them uncomfortable.
Пример
What kind of skirt do you want to wear today?
Контекст: «movement»
(verb) to skirt means to go around the edge of something or to avoid touching it directly. Like when you carefully walk around a puddle instead of stepping in it.
Пример
They decided to skirt around the problem instead of facing it directly.
Пример
He didn't skirt the issues in his speech; he addressed them head-on.
Пример
Are we going to skirt the main topic in our discussion?
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