单词 | skim-read |
释义 | skim-readv. 1. intransitive. To read in a rapid or cursory manner, esp. in order to form a general understanding or to identify relevant information. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < v.1931 |
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