I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice. [VERB]

我真的滑冰了—尽管有些踉跄，但没有跌跟头。

Dan skated up to him. [VERB adv./prep.]

丹滑着冰来到他的面前。

Boats had plenty of mackerel and a few skate.

那些船上有许多鲭鱼，还有几条鳐鱼。

Scientists have tended to skate over the difficulties of explaining dreams. [VERB + over]

科学家们往往回避释梦的难题。

When pressed, he skates around the subject of those women who he met as a 19-year-old. [V + round/around]

别人逼问他有关他 19 岁时遇到的那些女人的情况时，他就会加以搪塞。