/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 沿路跳着、跳着进屋...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 不用于被动语态] ~ (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. 他变着法地不做洗碗的事.
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!

n skipping movement 跳跃; 跳绳; 跳过; 躲过
*a hop, a skip and a jump 三级跳远.

/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.