skim

US [skɪm]
UK [skɪm]
  • v.浏览；略读；撇去（液体上的油脂或乳脂等）；滑过
  • n.撇去浮沫；脱脂乳；(为逃税)隐匿的部分收入
  • adj.撇去奶油的；用脱脂乳做的
  • Web搬，掠过；掠过，擦过；快读
Past Tense：skimmed  Simple Present：skims  Present Participle：skimming  

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Skim
v.
1.
[t]
撇去（液体上的油脂或乳脂等）to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid
Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
Skim the jam and let it cool.
撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
2.
[i][t][nopass]
（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
We watched the birds skimming over the lake.
我们看着鸟儿贴着湖面飞过。
The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.
快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。
This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.
报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。
Small boys were skimming stones across the water.
几个小男孩用石块打水漂。
3.
[i][t]
浏览；略读to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points
He skimmed through the article trying to find his name.
他浏览文章寻找自己的名字。
I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.
我总要浏览一下报纸上的财经版。
4.
[t]
(informal)
~ sth (from sth)
惯偷（小数额的钱）to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time
5.
[i][t]
~ (sth)
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

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AllAll,浏览浏览,略读略读,撇去撇去,滑过滑过,撇去浮沫撇去浮沫,脱脂乳脱脂乳,隐匿的部分收入隐匿的部分收入,撇去奶油的撇去奶油的,用脱脂乳做的用脱脂乳做的,搬，掠过搬，掠过,掠过，擦过掠过，擦过,快读快读
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1.
I saw that as an avenue that could be taken, and I decided to skim off the top, you could say, to overcome real life (difficulties).
我当时意识到可以用这种方式来赚点钱，我就决定，用你们的说法，从里面挪用了点钱，来应付现实生活中的困难。
wǒ dāng shí yì shí dào kě yǐ yòng zhè zhǒng fāng shì lái zhuàn diǎn qián , wǒ jiù jué dìng , yòng nǐ men de shuō fǎ , cóng lǐ miàn nuó yòng le diǎn qián , lái yìng fù xiàn shí shēng huó zhōng de kùn nan 。
cn.reuters.com
2.
A motorboat designed so that the prow and much of the hull lift out of the water and skim the surface at high speeds.
水上滑行艇一种机动船，设计使船头及船身很大一部分露出水面，船可以高速滑过水平面
shuǐ shàng huá xíng tǐng yī zhǒng jī dòng chuán , shè jì shǐ chuán tóu jí chuán shēn hěn dà yí bù fen lù chū shuǐ miàn , chuán kě yǐ gāo sù huá guò shuǐ píng miàn
dict.ebigear.com
3.
Here are our price lists, and you can give it a quick skim-through. You'll find that there're big profit margin.
这是我们的价目单，您可以过目一下，您会发现您的利润空间非常大。
zhè shì wǒ men de jià mù dān , nín kě yǐ guò mù yí xià , nín huì fā xiàn nín de lì rùn kōng jiān fēi cháng dà 。
www.camriver.com
4.
skim, please. That'd be very nice. Thanks. . . oh no. Janna, I'm so sorry, but I've got to go.
脱脂的吧。这杯一定会很好喝的，谢谢。哦…不。詹娜，实在对不起，我得走了。
tuō zhī de ba 。 zhè bēi yí dìng huì hěn hǎo hē de , xiè xiè 。 ò … bù 。 zhān nà , shí zài duì bu qǐ , wǒ děi zǒu le 。
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5.
It is possible to skim the surface of life without being profoundly touched by anything, but it's not very rewarding.
趟过生命的河而不被任何东西碰触是可能的，但那就一无收益了。
tàng guò shēng mìng de hé ér bù bèi rèn hé dōng xi pèng chù shì kě néng de , dàn nà jiu yī wú shōu yì le 。
hi.baidu.com
6.
Pour yourself one cup of skim milk. Believe it or not, milk has enough fast-acting sugar to help you out in a hypoglycemic jam.
喝一杯脱脂牛奶。牛奶中含有可快速作用的糖分来有效用于低血糖救急，当然，信不信由你。
hē yī bēi tuō zhī niú nǎi 。 niú nǎi zhōng hán yǒu kě kuài sù zuò yòng de táng fēn lái yǒu xiào yòng yú dī xuè táng jiù jí , dāng rán , xìn bù xìn yóu nǐ 。
blog.sina.com.cn
7.
The second part starts with the literary nature of historical writings in attempt to skim out his literary points of view.
第二部分以历史写作的文学性为切入点，尝试从海登庞杂的理论体系中梳理出他的文学观点；
dì èr bù fen yǐ lì shǐ xiě zuò de wén xué xìng wèi qiē rù diǎn , cháng shì cóng hǎi dēng páng zá de lǐ lùn tǐ xì zhōng shū lǐ chū tā de wén xué guān diǎn ;
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Dragonflies skim over the water like, like the wind girl holding violin slowly clear up, loud together.
像蜻蜓掠过水面，像风姑娘拉着小提琴，慢慢的清晰起来，响亮起来。
xiàng qīng tíng lüè guò shuǐ miàn , xiàng fēng gū niang lā zhe xiǎo tí qín , màn màn de qīng xī qǐ lái , xiǎng liàng qǐ lái 。
www.gotofob.cn
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In terms of the written content, Cult-ure a tour de force skim of ideas, if such a thing is possible.
说到书的内容，《邪•文化》是一本对各种观念进行凝练（如果可能的话）的力作。
shuō dào shū de nèi róng , 《 xié • wén huà 》 shì yī běn duì gè zhǒng guān niàn jìn xíng níng liàn ( rú guǒ kě néng de huà ) de lì zuò 。
dongxi.net
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It's easy to skim over and much harder to make it part of your own mindset.
粗略的浏览它是很容易，但是要让它变成你自己心态的一部分却要难的多。
cū lüè de liú lǎn tā shì hěn róng yì , dàn shì yào ràng tā biàn chéng nǐ zì jǐ xīn tài de yí bù fen què yào nán de duō 。
blog.sina.com.cn