skate over/around something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishskate over/around something phrasal verbAVOIDto avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention The president was accused of skating over the issue of the homeless. → skate→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusskate over/around • In all these approaches, influences on language other than gender are skated over.• Why do the hockey players skate around for so long between fights?• While gearing up for the event, Tamagni is faithfully skating around Miramar Reservoir.• The Minister skated over the details of the boards.• The truck was skidding all over the autobahn, skating over the ice-rink surface.• Players skate around the ice with realistic momentum, ie you have to slow down to turn round.• Wayne Gretzky, visibly shaken, skated over to check on his wife during a 10-minute delay in the game.• Gretzky was visibly upset after skating over to check on his wife.

单词	skate over/around something
释义	skate over/around something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishskate over/around something phrasal verbAVOIDto avoid mentioning a problem or subject, or not give it enough attention The president was accused of skating over the issue of the homeless. → skate→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusskate over/around • In all these approaches, influences on language other than gender are skated over.• Why do the hockey players skate around for so long between fights?• While gearing up for the event, Tamagni is faithfully skating around Miramar Reservoir.• The Minister skated over the details of the boards.• The truck was skidding all over the autobahn, skating over the ice-rink surface.• Players skate around the ice with realistic momentum, ie you have to slow down to turn round.• Wayne Gretzky, visibly shaken, skated over to check on his wife during a 10-minute delay in the game.• Gretzky was visibly upset after skating over to check on his wife.
随便看	catch a whiff of catch all catch at catch at it catch at something catch attention etc catch by surprise catch by surprise catch doing catch drift catch etc a ball catch eye catch flat footed catch flat-footed catch flatfooted catch from catch get a bug catch hell catch imagination catch imagination etc catch in the act catch in the act of doing catch interest etc catch it catch napping