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1. V-I If you skip along, you move almost as if you are dancing, with a series of little jumps from one foot to the other. 蹦跳; 蹦跳著走

They saw the man with a little girl skipping along behind him. 他們看到那個男人身後跟著一個蹦蹦跳跳的小女孩。

We went skipping down the street arm in arm. 我們挽著臂蹦蹦跳跳地沿大街走著。

2. N-COUNT Skip is also a noun. 蹦跳

The boxer gave a little skip as he came out of his corner. 那位拳擊手輕快地跳出了場角。

3. V-T When someone skips, they jump up and down over a rope which they or two other people are holding at each end and turning around and around. 跳 (繩)

They skip and play catch, waiting for the bell. 他們又是跳繩又是玩捉迷藏，等著鈴聲響。

4. skippingN-UNCOUNT 跳繩

We did rope skipping and things like that. 我們跳繩或做類似的活動。

5. V-T If you skip something that you usually do or something that most people do, you decide not to do it. 不做; 逃避

It is important not to skip meals. 重要的是，不能不喫飯。

6. V-T/V-I If you skip or skip over a part of something you are reading or a story you are telling, you miss it out or pass over it quickly and move on to something else. 匆匆繙閲; 略過

You might want to skip the exercises in this chapter. 你可能想把這一章的練習跳過去。

7. V-I If you skip from one subject or activity to another, you move quickly from one to the other, although there is no obvious connection between them. (無條理地) 快速轉換

She kept up a continuous chatter, skipping from one subject to the next. 她嘰嘰咕咕地說個不停，從一個話題跳到另一個話題。

8. N-COUNT A skip is a large, open, metal container which is used to hold and take away large unwanted items and rubbish. (盛大躰積廢棄物的) 廢料桶; 大鉄桶[英國英語]

9. N the captain of a curling or bowls team 冰壺隊隊長

10. N a cage used as a lift in mines, etc (鑛上用的)料車