skip
verb uk/skɪp/ us/skɪp/ -pp-
(MOVE)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]跳，跳跃
to move lightly and quickly, making a small jump after each step
She watched her little granddaughter skip down the path. 她看着自己的小孙女沿着小路蹦蹦跳跳地往前走。
The lambs were skipping about in the field. 小羊羔在田里蹦来跳去。
(JUMP)
[ I ] (US jump rope); (skip rope)跳绳
to jump lightly over a rope that is held in both your hands, or by two other people, and turned repeatedly under your legs and over your head as exercise or a game
Sports players often train by skipping. 运动员经常通过跳绳进行训练。
(LEAVE)
C1 [ I or T ]匆匆离开；跳过
to leave one thing or place, especially quickly, in order to go to another
This part of the book isn't very interesting, so I'm going to skip (over) it. 书的这部分不是很有趣，所以我要跳过去。
The teacher kept skipping from one subject to another so it was difficult to follow what he was saying. 老师不断地从一个话题跳到另一个话题，所以很难跟上他的讲话思路。
UK We're skipping over/across/off (= making a quick journey) to France for the day. 为了赶上这一天，我们正匆忙前往法国。
The police think that the bank robbers must have skipped (= left) the country by now. 警方认为银行劫匪现在肯定已经逃离该国了。
UK She skipped off/out (= left quickly and/or secretly) without saying goodbye. 她没有告别就悄然离开了。
(AVOID)
B2 [ T ] informal避免；省略
to not do or not have something that you usually do or that you should do; to avoid
I'm trying to lose weight, so I'm skipping (= not eating) lunch today. 我正在努力减肥，因此今天不吃午饭了。
US Should parents have to pay if their child skips school? 家长是否应该因为他们的孩子逃学而作出赔偿？
US I skipped class and went to the park instead. 我逃课去公园玩了。
(THROW)
[ T ] US (UK skim)扔（石块）打水漂
to throw a flat stone horizontally over water so that it touches and rises off the surface several times
We watched a child skipping stones across the lake. 我们看着一个孩子在湖上打水漂。
Phrasal verb
skip out on someone/something US逃避应该做的事；当别人需要帮助时躲避
to avoid doing something that you should do; to leave someone when they need your help
He explained why he skipped out on a live radio appearance. 他解释了为什么逃避参加一次电台直播节目。
skip
noun [ C ] uk/skɪp/ us/skɪp/
(CONTAINER)
UK (US trademark Dumpster)大垃圾桶，废料桶
a large metal container into which people put unwanted objects or building or garden waste, and which is brought to and taken away from a place by a special truck when people ask for it
(MOVE)
蹦跳
a small, light, dancing or jumping step
She gave a little skip of joy. 她高兴得跳了起来。
(PERSON)
US informal（尤指赖账后）逃跑的人
a person who has disappeared, especially someone who owes money
In this case, the bounty hunters claimed that they were pursuing a skip but had accidentally raided the wrong address. 在这起案件中，赏金猎人声称他们在追捕一个赖账逃跑的人，但无意中搜捕了错误的地址。