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单词 skim-read
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skim-readv.

Brit. /ˈskɪmriːd/, U.S. /ˈskɪmˌrid/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: skim v., read v.
Etymology: < skim v. + read v. Compare slightly earlier skim-reading n.
1. intransitive. To read in a rapid or cursory manner, esp. in order to form a general understanding or to identify relevant information.
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society > communication > reading > [verb (intransitive)] > skim or browse
browse1818
to look over ——1855
riffle1919
page1927
skim-read1931
skip-read1977
1931 J. E. Avent Excellencies & Errors in Teaching Methods xx. 556 Other errors in teaching children how to study are..not teaching how to skim-read.
1991 I. Sinclair Downriver (1995) xi. 351 He never finishes anything. He skim-reads.
2014 N. White Death Collector xlix. 304 ‘Thirty-two years old,’ Joe said, skim-reading. ‘No children. Had been married for three years.’
2. transitive. To read (a text) in a rapid or cursory manner, esp. in order to form a general understanding of its contents or to identify relevant information.
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society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > skim or browse or skip
skip1526
launch1570
to run over1577
rufflea1631
leaf1663
to run through1670
to dip into1682
skim1739
thumb-read1825
browse1903
thumb1930
riffle1938
riff1942
skim-read1954
skip-read1977
1954 M. F. McNamara Guide for writing Junior High School Student Handbk. (M.Sc. Project Report, Univ. of S. Calif.) vi. 52 Skim read the assignment.
1995 Independent 14 Apr. 21/1 Whatever show we stood in line to get into, whatever we anticipated while skim-reading its tasteful programme, the clothes looked pretty much the same.
2011 Daily Tel. 24 Mar. 25/3 A book shouldn't just be skim-read and then chucked to the side, quickly forgotten.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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