verb
skimmed, skimming
1
- with obj. remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid（从液体表面）撇去（浮物）：
as the scum rises, skim it off.
浮渣上浮时, 将它撇去。
1.1
- remove a substance from the surface of (a liquid)撇去（液体）表面浮物：
bring to the boil, then skim it to remove any foam.
拿去煮沸, 然后撇去泡沫。
1.2
- informal steal or embezzle (money), especially in small amounts over a period of time〈非正式〉（尤指一段时间内）偷; 挪用（小数额钱）：
she was skimming money from the household kitty.
她在挪用家里凑集的钱。
2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air掠过; 擦过：
he let his fingers skim across her shoulders.
他任其手指掠过她的双肩。
2.1
- with obj. pass over (a surface), nearly or lightly touching it in the process掠过, 擦过（表面）：
we stood on the bridge, watching swallows skimming the water.
我们站在桥上, 看着燕子掠过水面。
2.2
- with obj. throw (a flat stone) low over an expanse of water so that it bounces on the surface several times用（扁石）打水漂。
2.3
- with obj. read (something) quickly or cursorily so as to note only the important points略读, 浏览：
he sat down and skimmed the report
他坐下来浏览报告
no obj. she skimmed through the newspaper.她浏览报纸。
2.4
skim over
deal with or treat (a subject) briefly or superficially略微讨论（或处理）。
1
- a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid液面上的表层物：
a skim of ice.
冰层。
2
- an act of reading something quickly or superficially浏览：
a quick skim through the pamphlet.
对小册子的快速浏览。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'remove scum from (a liquid)'）： back-formation from SKIMMER, or from Old French escumer, from escume 'scum, foam'.