Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface. [V n + off/from]

今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除海面浮油的工作。

Skim off the fat. [V n with off]

将油脂撇去。

...seagulls skimming the waves. [VERB noun]

掠过浪尖的海鸥

The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay. [V + over/across]

一叶小舟正轻轻掠过阳光下的海湾。

He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully. [VERB noun]

他先快速地浏览页面，然后再细细阅读。

I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here. [VERB + through]

在坐飞机来这儿之前，我只来得及将手稿匆匆浏览了一遍。