| 单词 | skim |
| 释义 | skim —skim /skɪm/ verb (-mm-) (MOVE ABOVE) ↑Verb Endings for skim F0 [I or T] to move quickly just above a surface without touching it: » The birds skimmed (across/along/over) the tops of the waves.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement through the air , ↑Aviation , ↑Travelling by aircraftF0 [T] UK (US skip) to throw a flat stone horizontally over water so that it touches and rises off the surface several times: » We watched a child skimming stones across the lake.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement through the air , ↑Aviation , ↑Travelling by aircraftverb [I or T] (-mm-) (CONSIDER QUICKLY) ↑Verb Endings for skim ► F0 to read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail: » I've only skimmed (through/over) his letter; I haven't read it carefully yet.» We've only skimmed the surface of (= considered a small part of) the problem.Thesaurus+: ↑Readingverb [T] (-mm-) (REMOVE) ↑Verb Endings for skim ► F0 to remove something solid from the surface of a liquid: » Strain the cooking liquid and skim off the fat.Thesaurus+: ↑Preparing food , ↑Preparing food using heatverb [T] (-mm-) (STEAL) ↑Verb Endings for skim ► F0 to secretly use a piece of equipment that records someone's credit card details when they are paying for something, in order to use their credit card account illegallyThesaurus+: ↑Stealing |
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