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Skim Verb Skimming Surface Read 英[Skɪm 美[Skɪm V.略读;撇去;使掠过;(为逃税而)隐瞒(部分收入);Adj.脱脂的;撇去浮沫的;N.撇;撇去的东西;瞒报所得的收入

单词 skim
音标
英[skɪm] 美[skɪm]
解释
v.略读;撇去;使掠过;(为逃税而)隐瞒(部分收入);adj.脱脂的;撇去浮沫的;n.撇;撇去的东西;瞒报所得的收入;
例句

VERB
撇去(液体上的漂浮物)
If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it.
例: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。
例:Skim off the fat.将油脂撇去。

VERB
掠过;擦过;滑过
If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it.
例:...seagulls skimming the waves...掠过浪尖的海鸥
例: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。

VERB
略读;浏览
If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly.
例: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。
例: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。
变形
third:skims~done:skimmed~ing:skimming~past:skimmed~

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