skip
/skɪp; skɪp/ v
(-pp-)
1 [Ipr, Ip] move lightly and quickly, esp by taking two steps with each foot in turn 轻快地跳（尤指每只脚轮流跳两次）
a child skipping along the road, into the house, etc 沿路跳著、 跳著进屋...的小孩
skipping along, past, out, etc 蹦蹦跳跳地走去、 走过、 走出等
skip out of sb's way, ie by making a little jump 跳开给某人让路
The lambs were skipping about in the fields. 羊羔在田里跳来跳去.
2 [I] jump over a rope held in both one's hands or by two other people and passed repeatedly over the head and under the feet 跳绳
children skipping in the playground 在操场中跳绳的儿童
skipping games 跳绳游戏. =>illus 见插图.
3
(a) [Ipr, Ip]
(infml 口) go from one place to another quickly or casually 匆匆地或随便地由一处到另一处
skip over/across to Paris for the weekend 匆匆赶到巴黎度周末
(fig 比喻) She skipped from one subject to another. 她讲得没有条理, 东拉西扯.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn no passive 不用於被动语态]
~ (out of...); ~ off leave (a place) secretly or in a hurry 悄悄地或匆匆地离开（某地）
skip (out of) the country with the stolen money 携赃款潜逃国外
skip off without saying anything to anyone 一声不吭地匆匆溜走.
4 [Tn] not attend (a meeting, etc) 不参加（会议等）
skip a lecture, an appointment, a class, etc 未参加讲座、 没赴约、 旷课.
5 [I, Tn] omit (part of a book when reading, a task, etc) 略过（书中的一部分、 任务等）
I read the whole book without skipping (a page). 我一页不漏地读完了全书.
Skip the first chapter and start on page 25. 跳过第一章, 从第25页开始看.
He managed to skip the washing-up. 他变著法地不做洗碗的事.
6 (idm 习语) `skip it! (infml 口) don't talk about that any more 别再提这件事了
I've heard enough about your job, so skip it! 你的工作我已经听够了, 别再提了! skip, n skipping movement 跳跃; 跳绳; 跳过; 躲过
a hop, a skip and a jump 三级跳远.
skip / skɪp; skɪp/ n large (usu open) metal container for carrying away rubble, rubbish, etc, esp from a building site 旧料桶（通常无盖, 尤用以装运工地废料的）
[attrib 作定语]
skip hire 旧料桶租赁.