| 释义 |
skim /skim/ transitive verb (skimmˈing; skimmed)- To remove floating matter from the surface of
- To remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid (often with off; also figurative)
- To glide lightly over
- To throw (something) over a surface so as to make it bounce
- To read superficially, skipping parts (often with over or through)
intransitive verb- To pass over lightly
- To glide along near the surface
- To become coated over
- (of an organized criminal group) to fail to declare certain income in order to avoid tax payment (slang)
- To copy information stored on a credit card in order to create a counterfeit card with the same account data (slang)
noun- The act of skimming
- Skimmed milk
- A thin layer covering a surface
ORIGIN: Appar related to scum skimmˈer noun - Someone who or something that skims
- A utensil for skimming milk
- An apparatus for clearing water of floating debris or pollutants, eg in a swimming-pool
- A seabird of the genus Rhyncops, related to the tern, that skims the water
- Another name for the shearwater
skimmˈing noun skimmˈingly adverb skimmed milk or skim milk noun Milk from which the cream has been skimmed |