skim[skim]vt.1.■撇去…的浮物,撇清…的表面:to skim the porridge撇去粥上的浮泡2.■从…的表面轻快地掠过:The sailboat skimmed the water.帆船掠过水面。3.■从…表面飞掠而过:to skim a stone across the lake把一片石块飞掠过湖面4.■在…上薄薄地盖上一层:Ice skimmed the lake at night.晚间湖面上结了一层薄冰。5.■去除(固体)表面的异物;(从固体表面)去除(异物):to skim the dust from the table从桌子上擦去灰尘6.■浮光掠影地阅读(或思考等):to skim a book浏览一本书7.■[俚语](为了逃税)虚报(赌博赢利、收入等),(为逃税而)隐瞒(部分收入,如赌场赢利)vi.1.■掠过,一擦而过:to skim over从…的表面一擦而过2.■泛读,浏览(over):to skim over a magazine翻阅一本杂志3.■盖上一薄层,结上一层薄膜:to skim on the milk奶面上结了一层乳皮4.■[美国俚语](为逃税而)隐瞒部分收入n.1.■撇;撇去浮沫的液体2.■撇去物,浮沫3.■(液体表面上的)薄膜;表层物(如罩面漆、灰泥等)4.■表层5.■(为逃税)隐瞒部分收入adj.1.■撇去浮沫用的2.■撇过的;(牛奶等)脱脂的3.■表层的,罩面的;(油漆、泥灰等)最后一层的变形vt.skimmedskimming
skimskim[skim]vt.(skimmed; skimming)1.■撇取(乳皮、奶油等); 从...中提取精华; 撇去(浮沫)2.■(使)掠过; (使)擦过, (使)滑过3.■使盖上一层薄膜4.■略读, 快读5.■【机】撇渣6.■扫视, 浮光掠影地看skim the cream off [from] the milk (=skim the milk of its cream)撇去牛奶上的奶油; [喻]提取精华skim a flat stone over the water撇一块扁石使之掠过水面a pond skimmed with ice结了一层薄冰的水池It took me an hour to skim the book.我费了一个小时把这本书草草地读了一遍。