skim

英 [skɪm]

美 [skɪm]

v.  撇去(液体上的油脂或乳脂等); (使)掠过，擦过，滑过; 浏览; 略读

现在分词：skimming　过去式：skimmed　过去分词：skimmed　第三人称单数：skims　复数：skims　

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同义词辨析

scanbrowseskim【导航词义：浏览】

短语动词

短语用例

skim sth/sb↔off

• 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
  1. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
     撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
  2. Skim the jam and let it cool.
     撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。

牛津词典

verb

• 撇去（液体上的油脂或乳脂等）
  to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid
  1. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
     撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
  2. 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
  1. We watched the birds skimming over the lake.
     我们看着鸟儿贴着湖面飞过。
  2. The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.
     快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。
  3. This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.
     报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。
  4. 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
  1. He skimmed through the article trying to find his name.
     他浏览文章寻找自己的名字。
  2. 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

柯林斯词典

• VERB 撇去(液体上的漂浮物)
  If youskimsomethingfromthe surface of a liquid, you remove it.
  1. 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。
  2. Skim off the fat.
     将油脂撇去。
• VERB 掠过;擦过;滑过
  If somethingskimsa surface, it moves quickly along just above it.
  1. ...seagulls skimming the waves...
     掠过浪尖的海鸥
  2. 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 youskima piece of writing, you read through it quickly.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• reading or glancing through quickly
  Synonym:skimming
• a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
  1. there was a thin skim of oil on the water

verb

• read superficially
  Synonym:skim over
• move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of
  Synonym:skim over
• remove from the surface
  1. skim cream from the surface of milk
  Synonym:skim offcream offcream
• coat (a liquid) with a layer
• cause to skip over a surface
  1. Skip a stone across the pond
  Synonym:skipskitter
• travel on the surface of water
  Synonym:plane
• examine hastily
  1. She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
  Synonym:scanrakeglance overrun down

adj

• used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
  1. yogurt made with skim milk
  2. she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter
  Synonym:skimmed

双语例句

• I'm afraid I've only had time to skim through the article.
  恐怕我只有浏览一遍这篇文章的时间了。
• 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。
• Remember to skim off the fat from the soup before you give it to our guests.
  别忘了把汤上的浮油撇去，然后再端给我们的客人。
• Yogurt made with skim milk; she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter.
  脱脂酸奶；她可以喝脱脂牛奶，但要避开黄油。
• You should only skim the water surface.
  你应该只掠过水面。
• It is for this reason that we suggest drinking whole milk or half and half instead of skim milk.
  因此我们建议你食用全脂牛奶或半脂牛奶而不是脱脂牛奶。
• Would dairy products such as skim milk and cheese and yoghurt be available?
  可以买到像脱脂牛奶、酪和酸酪这样的奶制品吗？
• They sometimes indulge in a piece of dark chocolate and always sip hot cocoa with skim milk after skiing.
  他们有时会纵容下自己吃一片黑巧克力，并总在滑雪后啜饮兑了脱脂牛奶的热可可。
• Get your calcium from low-fat sources, such as skim milk and low-fat yogurt.
  请确保从低脂来源中获取钙，比如脱脂奶或者低脂肪的酸奶。