n.裙料；壁脚板

动词skirt的现在分词形式.

Critics have found them to be somewhat lacking in emotional depth; skirting round problems rather than meeting them head on. 批评家们觉得他们情感浓度有所不够。他们是在回避问题而不是正视问题。

He has found them to be somewhat lacking in emotional depth; skirting round problems rather than meeting them head on. 他发现他们之间感情不深，谈话时老是绕圈子，而不是直接接触问题。