| 释义 |
skim /skɪm/ vt. | vi. | n. | a. | phr.
I (skimmed; skim·ming)
❶ vt.
1. 从…撇去浮物；(从液体面上)撇去(浮物)
skim the soup to remove the fat (或 skim the fat from the soup) 撇去汤面上的油
skim the milk 撇去牛奶上的乳皮
Breezes skimmed the heat off the air. 阵阵和风吹走了空气中的热气。
2. 去除(固体)表面的异物；(从固体表面)去除(异物)
skim the dust from the food 去掉食品表面的灰尘
3. 从…中取得精华(或最易获得的东西)；取得(精华或最易获得的东西)
Ore beds were skimmed and abandoned. 矿床被浮面开采后就废弃了。
4. 在…表面结成(或覆上)一层东西
The lake was skimmed with ice. 湖面上结了一层薄冰。
5. 扔出(石块等)使掠过(或擦过)；在…上掠过
skim a flat stone across a lake 扔出一块扁石削过湖面
Gulls skimmed the breakers. 海鸥掠过激浪。
A jetliner appeared to skim buildings in the city. 一架喷气式客机几乎擦着城市建筑物的顶部飞过。
6. 浏览，略读
They just skimmed the headlines. 他们只浏览了一下大标题。
He skimmed the book, which he would read in detail later. 他把书浏览了一遍，以后还要细读。
7. 〈美俚〉(为逃税等而)瞒报(部分收入、赌博获利等)
8. 〈口〉(尤指长时间内)盗用(或挪用小数额的钱)
❷ vi.
1. 飞速掠过(或擦过)
The hovercraft is able to skim over (或 along) the water. 气垫船能掠过水面飞速行驶。
The enemy plane skimmed over the heads of the refugees. 敌机从难民们的头上掠过。
2. 浏览，略读
skim through a newspaper 浏览报纸
skim over a plan 粗略地看一份方案
3. 表面结成(或被覆上)一层东西；涂上最后一层灰泥(或油漆)
During the cold night, the puddles skimmed over. 夜间寒冷，水洼儿面上结成了冰。
II n.
1. 撇；撇去浮物的液体(尤指脱脂乳)；撇去物(如浮渣等)
2. 掠过，擦过
3. 表层物；(油漆等的)罩面涂层
a skim of jam on bread 面包上的一层果酱
a skim of milk on the cold coffee 冷咖啡上形成的一层牛奶膜
III a.
1. 撇过的；(牛奶等)脱脂的
skim cheese 脱脂干酪
2. 撇去浮物用的
3. (油漆或灰泥)最后一层的，罩面的
a skim coat 罩面涂层
[< ME skimmen,? 与 scum 有关] phr. skim off 1. 撇去 (浮物)skim off the fat from the soup 撇去汤面上的油脂 2. 〈口〉选取；捞取 The teacher skimmed off the able pupils for his class. 那老师把聪明能干的学生选进自己班。3. 〈俚〉(为逃税等而)瞒报 The health insurance industry skimmed off more than ＄5 billion of profits. 医疗保险业瞒报了50多亿美元的利润。 skim over 敷衍，应付 |