| 单词 | skim somebody/something ↔ off |
| 释义 | skim somebody/something ↔ offskim somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v a) TAKE something FROM somebodyto take the best people or the best part of something for yourself 挑走〔最优秀的人〕；选取〔精华〕 Professional sport skims off all the best players. 职业体育运动把最优秀的选手都挑走了。 b) to take money illegally or dishonestly 捞走〔钱〕 For years his business partner had been skimming off the profits. 他的生意伙伴多年来一直在私吞利润。 Examples from the Corpus skim off• As the grey scum rises, skim it off.• Cleanup crews, meanwhile, skimmed oil off the water and lowered the boom. → skim somebody/something ↔ off at skim(2) |
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