LEARNit Dictionary

skip

verb
C1+
1
C1+
to move forwards lightly and quickly making a little jump with each step
جست زدن, جست‌وخیز کردن
2
to jump over a rope which is held at both ends by yourself or by two other people and is passed again and again over your head and under your feet
طناب‌بازی کردن, با طناب ورجه‌ورجه کردن
He skips for about 20 minutes a day.
The girls were skipping in the playground.
She likes to skip rope as a warm-up.
3
C1+
to not do something that you usually do or should do
رد کردن, جا انداختن, نادیده گرفتن
I often skip breakfast altogether.
(especially North American English)She decided to skip class that afternoon.
4
C1+
to leave out something that would normally be the next thing that you would do, read, etc.
حذف کردن, رد کردن, جا انداختن, نادیده گرفتن
You can skip the next chapter if you have covered the topic in class.
(figurative)What I saw made my heart skip a beat.
I skipped over the last part of the book.
I suggest we skip to the last item on the agenda.
5
to move from one place to another or from one subject to another very quickly
پریدن, رفتن سریع, انتقال سریع
She kept skipping from one topic of conversation to another.
6
to leave a place secretly or suddenly
فرار کردن, گریختن
The bombers skipped the country shortly after the blast.
7
to make a flat stone jump across the surface of water
پرتاب سنگ روی آب
The boys were skipping stones across the pond.
noun
1
a skipping movement
پرش, لی‌لی کردن, حرکت جست و خیز, حرکت جهشی, خیز, جست
2
a large open container for putting old, broken building materials, rubbish, etc. in. The skip is then loaded on a lorry and taken away.
زباله‌دان بزرگ, کانتینر زباله, کانتینر بزرگ, ظرف ضایعات