skift

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of skiff (“light shower of rain or snow; light dusting of snow or ice (on ground, water, etc)”). Appalachia,Scotland,Shetland,dialectal,including
    — Last night we had a little skift of snow.
动词 v.
  1. Synonym of skiff (“fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground”). dialectal
    — A mourning dove had returned to him through snow, skifting over cold earth. It settled on a limb and began dressing its plumage.
  2. To shift; to move or remove. dialectal,obsolete,possibly
    — Aw could like yo to skift, afore aw […]

词形变化

skifts plural skifts present,singular,third-person skifting participle,present skifted participle,past skifted past

词源

词源 1
From Scots skift (“light shower of rain or snow”), related to skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”) (which see for more) and skiffle.
词源 2
From Scots skift (“light shower of rain or snow”), related to skiff (“light rain, snow, etc”) (which see for more) and skiffle.
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