skimmer
/ˈskɪmə(r)/noun
1
- a person or thing that skims, in particular撇去浮物的人（或物）, 尤指：
1.1
- a utensil or device for removing a substance from the surface of a liquid撇去液面浮物的器具（或设备）。
1.2
- a device or craft designed to collect oil spilled on water吸收散于落水面浮油的设备（或工艺）。
1.3
- a hydroplane, hydrofoil, hovercraft, or other vessel that has little or no displacement at speed（排水量很小或没有的）水上飞机（或水翼艇、气垫船或其他船只）。
2
- a long-winged seabird related to the terns, feeding by flying low over the water surface with its knife-like extended lower mandible immersed剪嘴鸥, 掠水鸥。
2.1
- Genus Rynchops, family Rynchopidae (or Laridae): three species, one each in Africa, Asia, and America.剪嘴鸥属, 剪嘴鸥科（或鸥科）：3种, 分别在非洲、亚洲和美洲。
3
- chiefly US a flat, broad-brimmed straw hat〈主美〉平顶宽边草帽。
3.1
- informal a close-fitting dress〈非正式〉紧身衣服。
词源
Middle English: from Old French escumoir, from escumer 'skim', from escume 'scum'.