skirt

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Váy, chân váy

BrE /skɜːt/ AmE /skɜrt/

noun / verb en → vi

1 CLOTHING [singular] A1

Váy, chân váy

a piece of clothing for women and girls that covers the lower part of the body from the waist to the knees or below

  • wear a skirt

Collocations a knee-length skirt · a pencil skirt

  • She wore a red skirt to the party.

    Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy đỏ đến bữa tiệc.

2 AREA [singular] B1

Khu vực xung quanh, vùng lân cận

the area around something, especially the part that is nearest to it

  • the skirt of a mountain

Collocations the skirt of the volcano · the skirt of the city

  • The village lies in the skirt of the mountain.

    Làng nằm ở vùng lân cận núi.

3 AVOID [transitive] B2

Tránh đi, né tránh

to avoid or go around something, especially when it is difficult to deal with

  • skirt a problem

Collocations to skirt an issue · to skirt the truth

  • He tried to skirt the issue of his responsibility.

    Anh ta cố gắng né tránh vấn đề về trách nhiệm của mình.

1 CLOTHING [transitive] B2

Đặt váy lên người ai đó

(verb) to put a skirt on someone, especially a child or doll

  • skirt somebody

Collocations to skirt a doll · to skirt a child

  • She skirted the doll with a pretty pink skirt.

    Cô ấy đã mặc một chiếc váy màu hồng xinh đẹp lên búp bê.