skim

verb

1. 撇去（液体上的油脂或乳脂等）
   to remove fat, cream, etc. from the surface of a liquid
   1. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
      撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
   2. Skim the jam and let it cool.
      撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
2. （使）掠过，擦过，滑过
   to move quickly and lightly over a surface, not touching it or only touching it occasionally; to make sth do this
   1. We watched the birds skimming over the lake.
      我们看着鸟儿贴着湖面飞过。
   2. The speedboat took off, skimming the waves.
      快艇擦着波浪飞驰而去。
   3. This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.
      报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。
   4. Small boys were skimming stones across the water.
      几个小男孩用石块打水漂。
3. 浏览；略读
   to read sth quickly in order to find a particular point or the main points
   1. He skimmed through the article trying to find his name.
      他浏览文章寻找自己的名字。
   2. I always skim the financial section of the newspaper.
      我总要浏览一下报纸上的财经版。
4. 惯偷（小数额的钱）
   to steal small amounts of money frequently over a period of time
5. 盗用（信用卡电子信息）
   to illegally copy electronic information from a credit card in order to use it without the owner's permission

1. VERB 撇去(液体上的漂浮物)
   If you skim something from the surface of a liquid, you remove it.
   1. Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface...
      今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除海面浮油的工作。
   2. Skim off the fat.
      将油脂撇去。
2. VERB 掠过;擦过;滑过
   If something skims a surface, it moves quickly along just above it.
   1. ...seagulls skimming the waves...
      掠过浪尖的海鸥
   2. The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay.
      一叶小舟正轻轻掠过阳光下的海湾。
3. VERB 略读;浏览
   If you skim a piece of writing, you read through it quickly.
   1. He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully...
      他先快速地浏览页面，然后再细细阅读。
   2. I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here.
      在坐飞机来这儿之前，我只来得及将手稿匆匆浏览了一遍。

1. Rough seas today prevented specially equipped ships from skimming oil off the water's surface
   今天海面上风浪很大，那些配有专门设备的船只无法展开清除海面浮油的工作。
2. Skim off the fat.
   将油脂撇去。
3. The little boat was skimming across the sunlit surface of the bay.
   一叶小舟正轻轻掠过阳光下的海湾。
4. He skimmed the pages quickly, then read them again more carefully
   他先快速地浏览页面，然后再细细阅读。
5. I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here.
   在坐飞机来这儿之前，我只来得及将手稿匆匆浏览了一遍。
6. Rich Italian clubs such as AC Milan cannot simply skim off all of Europe's stars
   像AC米兰这样财大气粗的意大利足球俱乐部也不可能把欧洲所有的明星球员统统招到自己门下。
7. Skim the grease from the soup when it starts to boil.
   汤一开锅就把浮面儿的油撇掉。
8. One cup of plain low-fat yogurt has more calcium than a glass of skim milk.
   1杯低脂酸奶中钙的含量比1杯脱脂牛奶中的还多。
9. If you are already familiar with Purify, you can skip or skim that article.
   如果您已经对Purify十分熟悉，您可以跳过或者略过那篇文章。
10. If you are familiar with Purify and memory errors, you can either skim or skip that article.
    如果您对Purify和内存错误都十分熟悉，您可以快速浏览或者跳过那篇文章。
11. They'll probably just skim it and miss important details or skip it altogether.
    他们很可能只是略读并错过重要细节或者完全跳过它。
12. And you can cut down fat and sugar more by using skim milk and an artificial sweetener.
    并且可以使用脱脂奶和人工甜味剂减少脂肪和糖。
13. They sometimes indulge in a piece of dark chocolate and always sip hot cocoa with skim milk after skiing.
    他们有时会纵容下自己吃一片黑巧克力，并总在滑雪后啜饮兑了脱脂牛奶的热可可。
14. Do not read the report word for word now, just skim it.
    现在，不要逐字读告，大致地看一下就可以了。
15. Remember to skim off the fat from the soup before you give it to our guests.
    别忘了把汤上的浮油撇去，然后再端给我们的客人。
16. Try yogurt, fruit, whole wheat breads, and skim milk.
    可以尝试酸奶，水果，全麦面包，和脱脂牛奶。
17. Skim subheads, photo captions and any available summaries.
    略读副标题、照片说明和所提供的概要。
18. I'm afraid I've only had time to skim through the article.
    恐怕我只有浏览一遍这篇文章的时间了。
19. I got skim and whole in here.
    这里有脱脂的和全脂的。
20. Skim the cream from the milk.
    自牛奶中撇取奶油。
21. Get your calcium from low-fat sources, such as skim milk and low-fat yogurt.
    请确保从低脂来源中获取钙，比如脱脂奶或者低脂肪的酸奶。
22. Yogurt made with skim milk; she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter.
    脱脂酸奶；她可以喝脱脂牛奶，但要避开黄油。
23. The gravy is too greasy; skim off some of the fat before you serve it.
    肉汁太油腻了；端上去以前先要把油脂撇去一些。
24. Study on the separation process of casein micelle and whey protein of skim milk by membrane technology
    膜技术分离脱脂乳中酪蛋白胶束和乳清蛋白工艺的研究
25. I only skim the headlines of the newspaper every morning.
    每天早上我只是浏览一下报纸的大标题。
26. Will you please skim the fat off from the soup?
    请您把菜汤中的油脂撇去好吗？
27. It is for this reason that we suggest drinking whole milk or half and half instead of skim milk.
    因此我们建议你食用全脂牛奶或半脂牛奶而不是脱脂牛奶。
28. 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。
29. Would dairy products such as skim milk and cheese and yoghurt be available?
    可以买到像脱脂牛奶、酪和酸酪这样的奶制品吗？
30. You should only skim the water surface.
    你应该只掠过水面。

  scan browse skim【导航词义：浏览】

  scan v. 浏览

〔辨析〕又作 scan through, 指粗略地扫视报刊文章等，以便了解主要内容，含较强的目的性。

  browse v. 浏览

〔辨析〕指随意浏览书刊、计算机、因特网等，目的在于寻找有趣的信息或挑选中意的物品，常后接介词 through。

  skim v. 浏览，略读

〔辨析〕指快速阅读以找出要点或主要信息，常后接介词 through/over。

skim sth/sb↔off

1. 攫取（最好的部分）；捞取（精华部分）
   to take for yourself the best part of sth, often in an unfair way
   1. Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.
      撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
   2. Skim the jam and let it cool.
      撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。

noun

1. reading or glancing through quickly

   Synonym:    skimming

2. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
   1. there was a thin skim of oil on the water

verb

1. read superficially

   Synonym:    skim over

2. move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

   Synonym:    skim over

3. remove from the surface
   1. skim cream from the surface of milk

   Synonym:    skim offcream offcream

4. coat (a liquid) with a layer

5. cause to skip over a surface
   1. Skip a stone across the pond

   Synonym:    skipskitter

6. travel on the surface of water

   Synonym:    plane

7. examine hastily
   1. She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi

   Synonym:    scanrakeglance overrun down

adj

1. used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
   1. yogurt made with skim milk
   2. she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter

   Synonym:    skimmed