skim
- v.浏览;(使)掠过，擦过，滑过;略读;撇去(液体上的油脂或乳脂等);盗用;惯偷（小数额的钱）
- n.撇去浮沫;脱脂乳;(为逃税)隐匿的部分收入
- adj.撇去奶油的;用脱脂乳做的
skimverb
撇去（液体上的油脂或乳脂等）
to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid
Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
Skim the jam and let it cool.
撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
（使）掠过，擦过，滑过
to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make sth do this
We watched the birds skimming over the lake.
我们看着鸟儿贴着湖面飞过。
The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.
快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。
This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.
报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。
Small boys were skimming stones across the water.
几个小男孩用石块打水漂。
浏览；略读
to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points
He skimmed through the article trying to find his name.
他浏览文章寻找自己的名字。
I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.
我总要浏览一下报纸上的财经版。
惯偷（小数额的钱）
to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time
盗用（信用卡电子信息）
to illegally copy electronic information from a credit card in order to use it without the owner's permission
攫取（最好的部分）；捞取（精华部分）
to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way
skim
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VERB 撇去(液体上的漂浮物)
If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it.Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface...
今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除海面浮油的工作。
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VERB 掠过;擦过;滑过
If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it....seagulls skimming the waves...
掠过浪尖的海鸥
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VERB 略读;浏览
If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly.He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully...
他先快速地浏览页面，然后再细细阅读。
noun
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- reading or glancing through quickly
- Synonym: skimming
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- a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
- there was a thin skim of oil on the water
verb
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- read superficially
- Synonym: skim over
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- move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
- Synonym: skim over
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- remove from the surface
- skim cream from the surface of milk
- Synonym: skim off cream off cream
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- coat (a liquid) with a layer
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- cause to skip over a surface
- Skip a stone across the pond
- Synonym: skip skitter
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- travel on the surface of water
- Synonym: plane
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- examine hastily
- She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
- Synonym: scan rake glance over run down
adj
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- used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
- yogurt made with skim milk
- she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
- Synonym: skimmed
数据来源：WordNet
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Skim the jam and let it cool .
撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
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Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool .
撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
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He skimmed through the article trying to find his name .
他浏览文章寻找自己的名字。
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This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject .
报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。
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Small boys were skimming stones across the water .
几个小男孩用石块打水漂。
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We watched the birds skimming over the lake .
我们看着鸟儿贴着湖面飞过。
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The speedboat took off , skimming the waves .
快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。
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Skim off any scum .
撇净浮沫。
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If I read this right , he skimmed off about thirty million .
如果我没有理解错的话，他私吞了大约3,000万。
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He skimmed the pages quickly , then read them again more carefully
他先快速地浏览页面，然后再细细阅读。
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He has been accused of skimming the cream off the economy
他被控从经济中捞取了丰厚的油水。
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Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water 's surface
今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除海面浮油的工作。
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The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay .
一叶小舟正轻轻掠过阳光下的海湾。
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I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here .
在坐飞机来这儿之前，我只来得及将手稿匆匆浏览了一遍。
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Rich Italian clubs such as AC Milan cannot simply skim off all of Europe 's stars
像AC米兰这样财大气粗的意大利足球俱乐部也不可能把欧洲所有的明星球员统统招到自己门下。
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Skim off the fat .
将油脂撇去。
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The student skimmed through the test paper .
那个学生快速阅读了考卷。
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Don 't read the document word for word , just skim it .
不要逐字细读文件，大致看一下就可以了。
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You can skim through the catalogue first .
你可以先略读一下目录。
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He skimmed the foam off his coffee .
他撇去了咖啡上的泡沫。
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The leader just skimmed through the headlines of the report .
这位领导只是草草过目了一下那份报告的标题。
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I only skimmed through this article .
这篇文章我只是简单地看了看。
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A bird skimmed over the stream .
鸟儿掠过溪流。
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I 've only skimmed through today 's newspapers .
今天的报纸我只草草地看过一遍。
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Make your porridge with semi-skimmed or skimmed milk , or water .
在你的燕麦粥中加入半脱脂牛奶或全脱脂牛奶，或者水。
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Skim the grease from the soup when it starts to boil .
汤一开锅就把浮面儿的油撇掉。
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I 've only skimmed through the book .
这本书我只浏览过一遍。
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The swallows skimmed over the water .
燕子掠水而过。
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The dragonflies skimmed the treetops .
蜻蜓掠过树梢。
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Chip-and-PIN cards , by contrast , make fake cards or skimming impossible because the information that gets scanned is encrypted .
相比之下,芯片密码卡不可能被伪造或侧录,因为扫描到的信息是加密的。
又作 scan through, 指粗略地扫视报刊文章等，以便了解主要内容，含较强的目的性。
He scanned through the newspapers and found nothing special.
他快速翻阅报纸，没有发现什么特别的新闻。
She scanned the list of names to see if hers was on it.
她粗略地看了一下名单，想知道是否有她的名字。
指随意浏览书刊、计算机、因特网等，目的在于寻找有趣的信息或挑选中意的物品，常后接介词 through。
Buy a magazine or browse in the gift shop.
买本杂志或逛一下礼品商店。
He likes to browse through old books on Sundays in old book stores.
他喜欢星期天在旧书店翻阅旧书。
The public can browse through the City Council's home page for the latest information.
公众可以浏览市政会的网页，以获取最新信息。
This feature allows you to browse your hard drive.
这一功能让你可以浏览硬盘驱动器。
指快速阅读以找出要点或主要信息，常后接介词 through/over。
You can skim through the catalogue first.
你可以先略读一下目录。
The student skimmed through the test paper.
那个学生快速阅读了考卷。
Don't read the document word for word, just skim it.
不要逐字细读文件，大致看一下就可以了。
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