skim
skim 英 [skɪm] 美 [skɪm]
vt. 略读;撇去…的浮物;从…表面飞掠而过;去除;(为逃税而)隐瞒(部分收入) vi. 浏览;掠过 n. 撇;撇去的东西;表层物;瞒报所得的收入
进行时:skimming 过去式:skimmed 过去分词:skimmed 第三人称单数:skims 名词复数:skims
- To skim is to remove something from the surface of a liquid. Some cooks skim the fat off of the top of their chicken noodle soup, others skim the cream off milk to make skim (or skimmed) milk.
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- vt. 略读;撇去…的浮物;从…表面飞掠而过;去除;(为逃税而)隐瞒(部分收入)
- vi. 浏览;掠过
- n. 撇;撇去的东西;表层物;瞒报所得的收入
- adj. 脱脂的;撇去浮沫的;表层的
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1. When I read magazines, I skim and skip.
——读杂志的时候,我略读和跳读。
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2. Opt for low-fat or skim milk for all of the vitamins without the added fat.
如要包括所有的维生素,而不必增加脂肪的话,可选择低脂肪或脱脂牛奶。
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3. skim the textbook for anything in bold, or key definitions, sections, and charts, and highlight those portions.
略读教科书中的粗体部分,或关键的定义,重点段落和图表,并勾划这些部分。
- skim (v.) early 15c. (skimmer, the utensil, is attested from late 14c.), "to clear (a liquid) from matter floating on the surface, lift the scum from," from Old French escumer "remove scum," from escume (Modern French écume) "scum," from a Germanic source (compare Old High German scum "scum," German Schaum; see scum). Meaning "to throw (a stone) so as to skip across the surface of (water) is from 1610s. Meaning "to move lightly and rapidly over the surface of" is from 1650s, from the motion involved in skimming liquid; that of "to glance over carelessly" (in reference to printed matter) recorded by 1799. Related: Skimmed; skimming.
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