| 单词 | skirting board |
| 例句 | Skilled at creeping under floorboards and behind skirting boards, they infest houses. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then at one point Ruth was running a finger up and down the cassettes stacked in little piles along my skirting board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Dust from along the skirting board had dirtied her hands and the back of her dress. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Nerves still tingling, he led the other two up the hall, half-expecting some new terror to reveal itself, but nothing moved except for a mouse skittering along the skirting board. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My foot banged up against the skirting board, my hand shook itself out and my brain went into a whirling vortex of bad feelings. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always there in my collection, in one of my little piles next to the skirting board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The simplicity of the remark unhinged his brother who went by a wall and found something of interest in the skirting board which he worried with the tip of his shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Woodworm is eating at the timber skirting boards. Hidden secrets 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “It was awkwardly wedged between the skirting board and the edge of the wardrobe and was completely bent back from the fall,” he continued. Groomsman breaks arm night before friend's wedding; replacement groomsman breaks foot shorty afterward 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z I looked around the shabby flat and, beyond the hideous woodchip wallpaper and scuffed skirting boards I was surprised to find a life. My pandemic epiphany: realizing the hole in my life was cat-shaped 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The accompanying drawing is of the interior of an empty room, its door open, with an asterisk on the skirting board. Patrick Keiller's 10 favourite books with pictures 2012-08-29T14:29:00Z Back then the BBC2 schedule was already stacked from ceiling to skirting board with DIY shows, antique shows, and property shows, so there was little room for culture. Why Sky Arts has cause to Bragg 2010-07-22T10:24:00Z The General offers us proof, if proof was ever required, that cats will save you from the evil trolls that live in the skirting boards. Clip joint: cats 2010-06-09T08:15:00Z Devonshire House, designed by William Kent, was demolished almost a century ago in the 1920s, when acres of interior fittings, including panelling, skirting boards, window frames, mirrors, doors and fireplaces, went into the Chatsworth attics. Chatsworth House clearout expected to fetch ?2.5m 2010-07-14T09:23:00Z North Wheatley Primary School, just a few miles away from Retford, has had to rip up flooring and skirting boards. Retford: Residents evacuated in floods speak of despair 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Flooding is simulated here with water pumped into a mock-up kitchen, showing the benefit of raised electrical sockets and appliances, as well as tiled skirting boards. Flooding: Toilet bungs and other prevention measures to save homes 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z "It was in the skirting boards, the wallpaper, just everywhere. And within about a couple of years, the place was just decimated by black mould." 'Green insulation scheme has wrecked my home' 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Evading the efforts of pest controllers, they have chewed up her doors and skirting boards and have eaten her dogs' food. I'm being terrorised by the squirrels in my kitchen 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z All the wooden floors, kitchen, skirting boards and wiring have had to be replaced. Climate change: Londoners urged to prepare for more flooding 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z She has accepted that the risk cannot be entirely extinguished, so the floors are tiled, and doors and skirting boards are varnished rather than painted. 'Flooding meant I could only reach my home by boat' 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Miss Shiridzinonwa said Xenia Estates had spoken to her about removing the carpet and skirting boards but until that is done, she is expected to continue living there and paying rent. Mushrooms growing in nursing student's sewage-soaked carpet 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z This involves blocking up unwanted gaps that let cold air in and warm air out, such as around windows, doors or skirting boards. Climate change: Four things you can do to help fight climate change 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Michelle told BBC Scotland she became aware of the problem when she started hearing a noise in the walls, then noticed piles of sawdust at doors and skirting boards. I'm being terrorised by the squirrels in my kitchen 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Draughts can be tackled in a number of places, most commonly around doors and windows, chimneys, skirting boards and loft-hatches. Tips on how to save energy at home and help the planet 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Once it is processed, the timber is sold across the country to third party timber merchants for various uses including cladding, framing and skirting boards. Timber shortage: Port of King's Lynn sees imports double in a year 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z He’d been poisoned at his Philadelphia home by lead paint crumbling off the old windows, door frames and skirting boards to create toxic dust ingested and inhaled by mother and son. 'It was everywhere': how lead is poisoning America's poorest children 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z "The skirting boards were checked upstairs and downstairs. There were no readings whatsoever," he said. Blast survivor describes moment wife fatally hurt 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z That move saw him jailed at his barracks for a weekend, but seeing a skirting board was loose he managed to use it to slide back the bolt across his cell door, and escaped. 'I stole a plane to get out of the Navy' 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Some of the original features - like doors, skirting boards and coving - are still there. 'We live in LS Lowry's house' 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z A momentous river of garbage rolls down the conveyor: cardboard boxes, splintered skirting board, plastic bottles, crisp packets, DVD cases, printer cartridges, countless newspapers, including this one. 'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Clean the windows, hoover up, wash down the paintwork and skirting boards, wipe down the kitchen cupboards. I flipped burgers at McDonald’s – and discovered the joys of insubordination | Hugh Muir 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z It stops, rotates and follows a skirting board along the kitchen, emitting a loud and unbroken drone. Would you recognise yourself from your data? 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Intco is a business that makes medical devices, skirting boards and photo frames. China's struggle with the theft of ideas 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The Image as Question – is how the light plays on each polished surface: the gleaming handrail and pristine skirting board, the gloss-painted wall. Seeing is believing: documentary photography from Francis Bacon to 9/11 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z They found his DNA was compatible with spots of blood found under layers of paint on skirting boards at the murder scene when the investigation was re-opened in 2000. #towerlives: Cardiff Three Tony Paris' freedom fight - BBC News 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z He said he put the bag in the airing cupboard, and "a couple of bits" behind a skirting board with a yellow duster. Hatton Garden accused admits looking after bags handed over by raider - BBC News 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Some was also hidden behind skirting boards and inside kitchen cupboards in their own homes. Hatton Garden raider 'hid loot in family graves' - BBC News 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z There were also Kostya’s crayon drawings at child height, just above the skirting boards: Angry Birds, and the Swedish cartoon Carlsen. The transgender woman fighting for the right to see her son | Mark Gevisser 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The rooms have dull blue ceilings, brown skirting boards and austere, sparse furniture. Strolling Along East London's Fournier Street 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z This time, she will not be making an insurance claim for her house or its contents, but there may be some redecorating after paint bubbled up near the skirting boards. How one woman held back the floods 2014-02-19T03:25:30Z "I've got a room in the house which I use as an office that was covered from the skirting boards to the ceiling and even on the ceiling," Mark says. Sex Pistols 'took over my house' 2013-10-23T01:49:57Z Also seal your skirting boards with silicone sealant. How to cut your energy bills 2013-09-05T02:51:36Z And it's more than likely that at some point in the exam season a pundit will attack these feral creatures living in the skirting boards of the education system. The unofficial exam season phrase book 2013-08-22T00:10:16Z "Bugs, fleas … behind the wallpaper, inside the skirting boards … at school we got the cane for dirty knees." 'Squeezed middle' is too cuddly a term for the harm done to British wages 2013-03-16T08:31:01Z So next time you see holes in your timber, brush a tiny moth from your jumper or see a mouse scamper along the skirting board – think about your wallet. Pests that can damage your home and make a hole in your wallet 2012-11-17T22:59:04Z Hotel staff from Los Angeles to London are scrutinising the seams of mattresses and the backs of skirting boards, where the bugs often hide during the day, with more than usual zeal. Bed bugs: A new debugger 2012-01-12T16:04:23Z To her joy she discovered the white ants had been busily at work on one of the piles and that they had penetrated the skirting board of the room. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z This envisages fostering a culture of volunteerism that would see people painting toilet blocks and skirting boards in community centers they established, or even setting up parent-led schools and running some local services. Will Britain's Conservatives Ever Escape Thatcher's Legacy? 2010-10-06T15:00:00Z He said simple measures, including fitting water-resistant skirting boards and installing plug sockets further up the wall, would help property owners minimise the risk of damage. Action call on flood protection 2010-02-25T03:16:00Z They began to gnaw the skirting board, and the sound of their sharp little teeth echoed through the room. A Patriotic Schoolgirl And then, in your idleness of mind, your eye follows the roses and ribbons in horrible contortions from the skirting board to the ceiling. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends He ran right into the corner—gave a hard kick at the skirting board and made a rush for the door. In the Mist of the Mountains There should be skirting boards, nine inches deep, to lie close to the floor and walls of the kiln, plastered with hair mortar on the top. The American Practical Brewer and Tanner "Have you noticed that?" said Colwyn, pointing to a pool of water which had collected near the open window, between the edge of the carpet and the skirting board. The Shrieking Pit For instance, take a restaurant, where they feed in the cooking p. 9kitchen; we will suppose they have eaten four holes through either floor or skirting boards. Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience Timmy Willie did not wait for Sarah with the poker; he rushed along the skirting board till he came to a little hole, and in he popped. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse During the period we are now discussing, this arrangement lost favour in the eyes of our grandfathers, and the lowest member only was retained, which is now termed the "skirting board." Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time Anna Maria went down by way of skirting board and a window shutter to the kitchen to steal the dough. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter Then, taking up the carpet, they broke into the flooring and skirting boards, but discovered no indication that the grime and dust of centuries had ever been disturbed. The Grey Room He groped his way carefully for several yards; he was at the back of the skirting board in the attic, where there is a little mark * in the picture. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter |
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