skim
verb
uk/skɪm/us/skɪm/-mm-skimverb(MOVE ABOVE)
[IorT]
tomovequicklyjust above asurfacewithouttouchingit:
掠过，擦过（表面）Thebirdsskimmed(across/along/over)thetopsof thewaves.鸟儿从浪尖上飞过。
[T]UK(USskip)
tothrowaflatstonehorizontally overwaterso that ittouchesandrisesoff thesurfaceseveraltimes:
扔（石块）打水漂Wewatchedachildskimmingstonesacrossthelake.我们看着一个孩子在湖上打水漂。
Movement through the air
- airborne
- buoyantly
- buzz
- flight
- flit
- float
- fly
- glide
- hover
- levitate
- levitation
- loop
- mid-air
- non-flying
- somersault
- swishy
- swoop
- track
- waft
- wing
skimverb(CONSIDER QUICKLY)
[IorT]
toreadorconsidersomethingquicklyinordertounderstandthemainpoints, withoutstudyingit indetail:
浏览，粗略地考虑I've only skimmed(through/over)hisletter; I haven'treaditcarefullyyet.我只是大致看了一遍他的来信，还没有细读。
We've only skimmedthesurfaceof(=consideredasmallpartof)theproblem.我们只是粗浅地讨论了一下这个问题。
Reading
- cross-refer
- deconstruct
- deconstruction
- dip intosomething
- dyslexic
- flick throughsomething
- leaf
- narrate
- nose
- pore oversomething
- putsomething/someonedown
- readsomeone'slipsidiom
- readsomethingout
- readsomethingover/through
- reader
- reading knowledge
- riffle
- scan
- semiotics
- wade throughsomething
skimverb(REMOVE)
[T]
toremovesomethingsolidfrom thesurfaceof aliquid:
（从液体表面）撇去Strain thecookingliquidand skimoffthefat.把熬好的汤过滤，撇去油脂。
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- whip
- zap
skimverb(STEAL)
[T]
tosecretlyuse apieceofequipmentthatrecordssomeone'screditcarddetailsinorderto usetheircreditcardaccountillegally
盗取（信用卡密码等）Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piracy
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snarf
Phrasal verb
skimsomeone/somethingoff