skip
skip — 動詞
1. to walk with small, quick, bouncing steps, usually because you feel happy or exc
輕快地跳
用輕快跳躍的步伐移動
to walk with small, quick, bouncing steps, usually because you feel happy or excited.
Daichi skipped happily down the street after hearing the good news.
Daichi 聽到好消息後，開心地蹦蹦跳跳地沿街走去。
skip + adverb/preposition (down)
The little girl held her mother's hand and skipped along the path to the park.
小女孩拉著媽媽的手，沿著小徑蹦蹦跳跳地走向公園。
Léa skipped over the puddles on her way to school.
Léa 蹦跳著越過上學路上的水坑。
The puppy skipped across the grass, chasing after a butterfly.
小狗蹦蹦跳跳地穿過草地，追逐著蝴蝶。
- trudge
walk slowly with heavy steps
文法句型
skip + adverb/preposition (along, down, over)
用法筆記
Commonly describes children or people in a cheerful mood. Frequently takes a direction or location phrase (down, along, over, across).
常見錯誤
2. to take part in an activity where a rope is swung around your body and you jump
跳繩
作為運動或遊戲跳過繩子
to take part in an activity where a rope is swung around your body and you jump as it passes beneath you, done as a game or for fitness.
Selim skips for twenty minutes every morning to stay fit.
Selim 每天早上跳繩二十分鐘來保持健康。
The children were skipping in the playground during their break.
孩子們在休息時間於操場上跳繩。
used as continuous form for an activity in progress
Nala learnt to skip when she was five years old.
Nala 五歲時學會了跳繩。
A group of kids were skipping in the park after school.
放學後，一群小孩在公園裡跳繩。
- jump rope
standard American English term for the activity
文法句型
skip (as an activity, no object)
用法筆記
In British English, this is the usual word for jumping over a rope as exercise. In American English, 'jump rope' is more common, and 'skip' for this sense is rarer.
常見錯誤
3. to cause a rope to swing over your head and under your feet repeatedly by jumpin
甩繩跳
揮動繩子並跳過它
to cause a rope to swing over your head and under your feet repeatedly by jumping over it.
Mauricio skipped rope for ten minutes without once getting tangled.
Mauricio 甩繩跳了十分鐘，一次也沒有被繩子纏住。
skip + rope as direct object
The coach asked the team to skip rope as part of their warm-up routine.
教練要求球隊甩繩跳作為熱身訓練的一部分。
Devika can skip rope faster than anyone in her class.
Devika 甩繩跳的速度比班上任何人都快。
Children took turns skipping a long rope turned by two friends.
孩子們輪流跳由兩個朋友甩動的長繩。
文法句型
skip + rope
用法筆記
This transitive use ('skip rope') puts the rope as the object. In everyday British English, 'skip' without an object (sense 2) is far more common.
常見錯誤
4. to depart from somewhere in a hurry or without being noticed, usually to avoid a
溜走；逃離
快速或祕密地離開
to depart from somewhere in a hurry or without being noticed, usually to avoid a duty or difficulty.
The tenants skipped town without paying the last month's rent.
那些房客沒付最後一個月的房租就溜出了城。
skip + town (fixed collocation)
After the fight broke out, the teenagers skipped the bar before the police arrived.
打架爆發後，那群青少年在警察趕到前匆匆離開了酒吧。
Devika skipped out on her flatmates, leaving them to pay the bills alone.
Devika 拋下室友溜走了，讓她們獨自支付帳單。
The singer skipped the country after the scandal broke.
醜聞爆發後，那位歌手逃離了該國。
文法句型
skip + town/city/country
skip out on + person/obligation
用法筆記
Strongly informal. Most common in fixed phrases like 'skip town', 'skip the country', or 'skip out on someone'. Often implies avoiding a debt or responsibility.
常見錯誤
❌ 'He skipped the meeting.' (when meaning he simply didn't attend) — Use sense 5 (OMIT OR AVOID) instead. Sense 4 implies leaving somewhere with an element of secrecy or escape.
5. to decide not to do, have, or include something that you would normally do or th
跳過；略過
故意不做或不包括某事物
to decide not to do, have, or include something that you would normally do or that is expected.
Rachel skipped breakfast because she was late for work.
Rachel 因為上班遲到而沒吃早餐。
skip + noun (a meal)
You can skip the first chapter if you already know the basics.
如果你已經了解基礎知識，可以跳過第一章。
Sivan skipped going to the gym this morning because she felt tired.
Sivan 今天早上因為覺得累而沒去健身房。
The teacher skipped over the less important details to save time.
老師為了節省時間，跳過了一些較不重要的細節。
文法句型
skip + noun
skip + -ing verb
skip + over (intransitive)
用法筆記
The most frequent sense of 'skip'. The object can be a meal, a class, a meeting, a step in a process, or a portion of content. Intransitive use 'skip over' means to bypass parts of something you are reading or listening to.
常見錯誤
6. when you throw a flat, smooth pebble across water, making it bounce many times o
打水漂
讓扁平石頭在水面彈跳
when you throw a flat, smooth pebble across water, making it bounce many times on the top before it goes under.
Daichi and his brother spent the afternoon skipping stones across the lake.
Daichi 和他弟弟花了一個下午在湖面上打水漂。
skip + stone + across + body of water
Lien tried to skip a flat pebble across the pond, but it sank at once.
Lien 試圖把一塊扁平鵝卵石打過池塘水面，但它立刻沉了下去。
Can you teach me how to skip stones like that?
你可以教我怎麼像那樣打水漂嗎？
Jenna found a perfect flat pebble and skipped it across the river eight times.
Jenna 找到一塊完美的扁平鵝卵石，在河面上打出了八次彈跳。
- skim
less common; same activity but can also describe movement of birds or aircraft over water
文法句型
skip + stone + across/over + water
go skipping stones
用法筆記
Also called 'ducks and drakes' in British English. The flatness of the stone and the angle of the throw are what make the stone bounce.
常見錯誤
skip — 名詞
1. a large, strong metal container that a truck brings to a building site or home s
廢料桶
運送建築或家庭廢棄物的大型金屬容器
a large, strong metal container that a truck brings to a building site or home so that people can fill it with unwanted rubbish, old furniture, or building materials and have it taken away.
The builders hired a skip to get rid of all the rubble from the renovation.
建築工人租了一個廢料桶來清走裝修產生的所有碎石。
A skip full of broken bricks and old pipes sits outside the house next door.
一個裝滿碎磚和舊管道的廢料桶放在隔壁房子外面。
a skip full of + noun
We ordered a skip to clear out the garage before moving house.
我們在搬家前訂了一個廢料桶來清理車庫。
Neighbours complained about the skip blocking the narrow street for days.
鄰居們抱怨廢料桶擋住狹窄的街道好幾天。
- dumpster
American English equivalent; usually larger and enclosed
- rubbish bin
much smaller, for household use
文法句型
a skip
skip + full of + noun
用法筆記
Chiefly British. In American English, the equivalent is a 'dumpster' (a trademark name that is used generically). Skips are open-topped and delivered by special trucks called 'skip lorries'.
常見錯誤
❌ 'I put the bag in the skip.' (if the reader is American) — American readers would not understand 'skip' as a container; use 'dumpster' for US context.
2. a quick, light jumping movement made by stepping and then hopping with the same
輕跳步
跳舞或走路時的輕快跳躍腳步
a quick, light jumping movement made by stepping and then hopping with the same foot, especially as part of dancing or walking playfully.
Lien crossed the room with a little skip in her step.
Lien 帶著輕快的步伐穿過房間。
with a skip in [possessive] step
The dance routine included two skips followed by a turn.
這支舞蹈動作包含兩次輕跳步，然後一個轉身。
The children added a skip to their walk as they grew more excited.
孩子們越走越興奮，腳步中加入了輕跳。
Baraka performed a quick skip before leaping into the air.
Baraka 先做了一個輕快的跳步，然後躍入空中。
文法句型
a skip
with a skip
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed phrase 'a skip in one's step' to describe a cheerful or energetic mood. As a dance step, it is a basic element in many folk and ballet movements.
3. someone who has vanished or run off, typically because they owe money or want to
潛逃者
消失或逃跑的人
someone who has vanished or run off, typically because they owe money or want to stay out of legal trouble.
A landlord hired a private detective to track a skip who owed months of rent.
一名房東聘請私家偵探追查欠了好幾個月租金的潛逃者。
The company tracks down skips — people who have moved without paying their debts.
該公司追查那些搬家後未償還債務的失蹤者。
commonly used in plural to refer to debtors who disappear
The police issued a warrant for the skip, who had vanished without any warning.
警方對那名潛逃者發出了逮捕令，他已無預警消失。
Insurance firms hire agents to locate skips who have changed their names.
保險公司僱用專員追查那些改了名字的潛逃者。
文法句型
a skip
用法筆記
Informal and specialised. Most often heard in the context of debt collection or insurance investigation. Not used in general conversation.
4. the person who leads a team in sports like curling and bowls, choosing which sho
隊長
冰壺或草地滾球隊伍的隊長
the person who leads a team in sports like curling and bowls, choosing which shots the team should play.
The skip decided which stone to aim for and called out instructions to the team.
隊長決定瞄準哪一顆石頭，並對隊員大聲發出指令。
As skip, Lien was responsible for the team's strategy during the championship match.
身為隊長，Lien 負責冠軍賽中球隊的策略。
as skip — role description
Dahlia was chosen as the new skip because of her calm leadership on the ice.
Dahlia 因為在冰上冷靜的領導能力而被選為新任隊長。
The skip raised a broom to show the team exactly where to aim.
隊長舉起掃帚，向隊員示意瞄準的位置。
文法句型
the skip
skip of + team/club
用法筆記
This is the traditional term for the captain or team leader in curling and lawn bowls. In curling, the skip stands at the far end of the ice and directs the players who slide the stones.