"skirt around" 怎么发音
expression
SKURT uh-ROWND
sk-URT uh-ROWND
释义
To avoid talking directly about a topic or issue, or to move around the edge of something rather than dealing with it directly.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈskɝt/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd
英式英语
skˈɜːt/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd
简化发音
美式
SKURT uh-ROWND
英式
sk-URT uh-ROWND
语境中听
She tried to skirt around the main question in the meeting.
Don’t skirt around the problem; be honest.
He skirted around her question about his job.
She kept skirting around what really happened that night.