〈澳/新西兰〉 吹牛,夸口
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she had a silk dress and used to skite about it .她有过一件丝绸连衣裙并经常拿来夸口。
[with adverbial of direction] move quickly and forcefully, especially when glancing off a surface
(尤指掠过表面)急速移动
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rain skited off her coat .雨滴沿着她的外套快速滚下。
〈澳/新西兰〉 吹牛者。[ORIGIN : mid 19th cent.: from Scots and northern English dialect, denoting a person regarded with contempt; compare with <Bold>BLATHERSKITE</Bold>.]
[mass noun]boasting; boastfulness
吹牛,夸口。
〈苏格兰〉 纵饮,狂饮
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he only drank brandy when he was on a skite .他开怀畅饮时只喝白兰地。
"early 18th cent. (in sense 2 of the verb): perhaps of Old Norse origin; compare with