[VERB 动词]撇去(液体上的漂浮物) If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it.
[V n off/from n]
[V n with off]
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。
Skim off the fat.
将油脂撇去。
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[VERB 动词]掠过;擦过;滑过 If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it.
[V n]
[V over/across n]
...seagulls skimming the waves...
掠过浪尖的海鸥
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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[VERB 动词]略读;浏览 If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly.
[V n]
[V through n]
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。
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。
相关词组:
skim off
Oxford
skim/skɪm; NAmEskɪm/verb(-mm-)1[transitive ]to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid 撇去(液体上的油脂或乳脂等)skimsth off/from sth ◆Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.撇去果酱上的浮沫,让它冷却。skimsth ◆Skim the jam and let it cool.撇去果酱上的浮沫,让它冷却。2[intransitive , transitive, no passive ]to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make sth do this (使)掠过,擦过,滑过skimalong/over, etc. sth ◆We watched the birds skimming over the lake.我们看着鸟儿贴着湖面飞过。skimsth ◆The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。◆( figurative) This report has barely skimmed the surfaceof the subject. 报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。skimsth across, over, etc. sth ◆( BrE) Small boys were skimming stones across the water.几个小男孩用石块打水漂。☞see also
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v. (7 )3[intransitive , transitive ]to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points 浏览;略读skimthrough/over sth ◆He skimmed through the article trying to find his name.他浏览文章找自己的名字。skimsth ◆I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.我总要浏览一下报纸上的金融版。4[transitive ]skimsth (from sth) ( informal) to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time 惯偷(小数额的钱)5[intransitive , transitive ]skim(sth) to illegally copy electronic information from a credit card in order to use it without the owner's permission 盗用(信用卡电子信息)PHRASAL VERBˌskim sth/sb↔ˈoffto take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way (常指不公平地)攫取(最好的部份);捞取(精华部份)skimskimsskimmedskimmingskim/skɪm; NAmEskɪm/
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skimskim /skɪm/ verb (past tense and past participle skimmed, present participle skimming)
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1[transitive] to remove something from the surface of a liquid, especially floating fat, solids, or oilskim something off/from something After simmering the meat, skim the fat from the surface.2[intransitive, transitive] to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in itSYN scan: Julie skimmed the sports page.skim through/over Just skim through the second section to save time.3[intransitive, transitive] to move along quickly over a surface, never touching it or not touching it often: seagulls skimming the wavesskim over/along/across The ball skimmed across the grass and stopped against the wall.4skim stones/pebbles etc British English to throw smooth flat stones into a lake, river etc in a way that makes them jump across the surfaceSYN skip American English5[transitive] to secretly record the details of someone’s credit card electronically in order to use them illegallyskim off phrasal verb1to take the best people or the best part of something for yourself: Professional sport skims off all the best players.2to take money illegally or dishonestly: For years his business partner had been skimming off the profits.
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