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skirting board

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈskirting board (also skirting /ˈskɜːtɪŋ $ ˈskɜːr-/) noun [countable, uncountable] British English  DHa long narrow piece of wood that is fastened along the bottom of the walls in a room 〔墙壁与地板相接处的〕壁脚板,踢脚板 SYN American English baseboard
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skirting boardThe window boxes were home-made, from pieces of skirting board begged from the builders.And a more frantic presence was trapped behind the skirting board.The small space at the bottom will be covered by the skirting board.I, whose family offer to bring the stepladder if I plan to point the skirting board?Other factors considered were how close to the skirting board and how far under beds the cleaners would go.Nairn recommends coving up to skirting board height to make maintenance even easier.
ˈskirting board nounChineseSyllable
Corpus piece wood that a narrow of long is


skirting board
ˈskirting board (also skirt‧ing /ˈskɜːtɪŋ $ ˈskɜːr-/) noun [uncountable and countable] British English
a long narrow piece of wood that is fastened along the bottom of the walls in a room
   SYN  baseboard American English


skirting boardBrE /ˈskɜːtɪŋ bɔːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskɜːrtɪŋ bɔːrd/ 🔊 (also skirt·ing) (both BrE) (NAmE base·board) noun [countable, uncountable] a narrow piece of wood that is fixed along the bottom of the walls in a house 踢脚板;壁脚板