skirt around 绕着
skirt the issue 回避问题
skirt the edge 沿着边缘
A: Why didn't you answer my question directly?
A：你为什么不直接回答我的问题？
B: I felt we were skirting the real problem.
B：我觉得我们一直在回避真正的问题。
1) 沿着边缘移动
2) 回避，避开（话题或问题）
3) 绕过
1. 绕着……走
2. 回避，避开
verb
1. to go around or around the edge of something, or to avoid or evade a subject or problem.
Synonym: avoid, evade, bypass