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skim (obj) MOVE ABOVEskImv-mm- to (cause to) move quickly just above (a surface) without, or only occasionally, touching it掠过The birds skimmed (across / along / over) the tops of the waves, then dipped beneath them to catch fish. [T; I + prep]鸟儿掠过浪峰，接着扎入其中去捉鱼。The plane skimmed along just above the surface of the fjord, until they sighted the village. [I]飞机刚好贴着峡湾的水面掠过，直至他们看到了村庄。We watched a child skimming (Am and Aus also skipping) stones on the lake (= throwing small flat stones so that they touched the surface of water, and rose up into the air again, several times). [T]我们看着一个孩子在湖上打水漂儿。
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