skim /skɪm/ CET4 TEM4 ( skimming, skimmed, skims )

• 1. 

  V-T If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it. 撇去 (液体表面的浮物)

  例：

  Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface.

  今天汹涌的海浪使特别装备的船只无法撇去浮在水面上的石油。

• 2. 

  V-T/V-I If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it. 掠过

  例：

  ...seagulls skimming the waves.

  …掠过海浪的海鸥。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly. 略读; 浏览

  例：

  He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully.

  他很快浏览了几页，然后又仔细地读了一遍。