skim 英 [skɪm]   美 [skɪm]

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 

When I read magazines, I skim and skip. ——读杂志的时候,我略读和跳读。
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。

  • 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
  • 1. When I read magazines, I skim and skip.

    ——读杂志的时候,我略读和跳读。

  • 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。

  • 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.
skim / skɪm ; NAmE skɪm / 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 skip 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 VERB ˌskim sth/sb↔ˈoff to 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) skim skims skimmed skimming skim / skɪm ; NAmE skɪm /
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