skip

vi. 跳跃；跳绳；遗漏；跳读

vt. 跳过；遗漏

n. 跳跃；跳读

n. (Skip)人名；(英)斯基普

英文词源

skip (v.): c. 1300, "to spring lightly," also "to jump over," probably from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skopa "to take a run," Middle Swedish skuppa "to skip, leap," from Proto-Germanic *skupan (cognates: Middle Swedish skuppa, dialectal Swedish skopa "to skip, leap"). Related: Skipped; skipping.

Meaning "omit intervening parts" first recorded late 14c. Meaning "fail to attend" is from 1905. Meaning "to cause to skip or bound" is from 1680s. The custom of skipping rope has been traced to 17c.; it was commonly done by boys as well as girls until late 19c.
skip (n.2): short for skipper (n.1), 1830, originally in sports jargon (curling).
skip (n.1): "a spring, a bound," early 15c., from skip (v.). Meaning "a passing over or disregarding" is from 1650s.

1. They skip rope and play catch, waiting for the bell.: 他们又是跳绳，又是玩接球，等着上课铃声响起。

2. I'd better skip the party and stay at home to revise.: 我最好还是不去参加这个聚会，留在家里温习功课。

4. You may skip through a book, reading only those passages concerned.: 你可以跳读一本书, 只拣那些有关的段落读一下即可.

5. The parents want their child to skip to the second grade.: 这家父母希望他们孩子能跳级到二年级.