skate

skate — noun

1. A boot fitted with a metal blade underneath the sole, worn to slide over ice, or

1.名詞A2
釋義

A boot fitted with a metal blade underneath the sole, worn to slide over ice, or with small wheels for travelling on paved surfaces.

例句

Lauren laced up her skates and stepped carefully onto the frozen pond.

Femi bought a new pair of roller skates for his birthday celebration.

noun phrase: a pair of skates

同義詞
  • ice skate

    specifically refers to skates with blades for ice

  • roller skate

    specifically refers to skates with wheels for hard surfaces

用法筆記

Skates (plural) is the usual way to refer to the equipment. A skate means one boot. The word is most commonly used in the plural form like shoes or boots.

常見錯誤

❌I need to buy a new skate blade' (meaning the whole boot).
✅I need to buy new skates.
💡skate as a noun normally refers to the complete boot, not just the blade or wheels.

2. A saltwater fish that has a wide, flat body, a long thin tail, and broad fins, a

2.名詞B1
釋義

A saltwater fish that has a wide, flat body, a long thin tail, and broad fins, and is caught for food in many regions.

例句

Talia ordered grilled skate with lemon and butter at the seaside restaurant.

food context: grilled skate

The fish market had fresh skate laid out on ice next to the cod.

同義詞
  • ray

    a broader category that includes skate and other flat-bodied fish

用法筆記

As food, skate is uncountable ('We had skate for dinner'). Referring to the live animal, it is countable ('A skate swam past').

skate — verb