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| 1 | T to remove a substance that is floating on the surface of a liquid 撇去（液体面上的浮物） | +off Skim the fat off the soup. 撇去汤面上的油。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to move quickly over the surface of something , or to make something do this （使）在表面上方快速移动 | We stood on the bridge watching swallows skimming the water. 我们站在桥上观看燕子掠过水面。 | | +across/over In the distance, water skiers skimmed across the bay. 在远处，滑水者飞速掠过海湾水面。 | | | 2a | T to throw a flat stone across the surface of water so that it jumps several times before sinking 使（石块）掠过（或擦过） | | |
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| 3 | I/T to read something quickly and not very carefully 浏览；略读 | +through Would you skim through the report and check for spelling mistakes? 你浏览一下这份报告并检查一下拼写错误，好吗？ | |
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| 4 | T AMERICAN if someone skims money , they take small amounts from somewhere so that people do not notice it is gone 偷走（钱） |
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