单词 | skate |
释义 | Word Frequency skate 1(skeɪt) noun 1. roller skate, ice skate 2. the steel blade or runner of an ice skate 3. such a blade fitted with straps for fastening to a shoe 4. a current collector on an electric railway train that collects its current from a third rail Compare bow collector 5. get one's skates on verb (intransitive) 6. to glide swiftly on skates 7. to slide smoothly over a surface 8. skate on thin ice Word origin C17: via Dutch from Old French éschasse stilt, probably of Germanic originWord Frequency skate 2(skeɪt) nounWord forms: plural skate or skates any large ray of the family Rajidae, of temperate and tropical seas, having flat pectoral fins continuous with the head, two dorsal fins, a short spineless tail, and a long snout Word origin C14: from Old Norse skataWord Frequency skate 3(skeɪt) noun US slang a person; fellow Word origin from Scottish and northern English dialect skate, a derogatory term of uncertain origin |
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