skim

🇬🇧 UK/skim/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To remove floating matter from a liquid's surface; to glide lightly over a surface; to read quickly without attention to detail

撇去(浮沫);掠过;浏览,略读

n.

A quick, cursory reading; the thin layer on a liquid's surface; skim milk

略读;表层物;脱脂乳

adj.

Having reduced fat content, as in skim milk

脱脂的,低脂的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
skimother
=skim

Common Collocations

  • 1.skim through快速浏览
  • 2.skim the surface浅尝辄止/掠过表面
  • 3.skim milk脱脂牛奶
  • 4.[skim over]略过,一带而过

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She skimmed the report before the meeting to get the main points.

  • 2.

    The stone skimmed across the surface of the lake before sinking.

  • 3.

    Skim the broth to remove any fat before adding the vegetables.

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