单词 | skimming |
释义 | skimming (once / 3320 pages) n WORD FAMILY skimming: skimmings+/skim: skiming, skimmed, skimmer, skimming, skims/skimmer: skimmers USAGE EXAMPLESFairley was convicted Sept. 12 on three counts of conspiracy and theft for skimming money from a federal housing program. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) He used an alias to rent storage units where the group stored cash, the skimming devices and other materials used in the scheme. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) Recipes that demand constant skimming are to be ignored. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) 1n the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid Hyper remotion, removal the act of removing 2n reading or glancing through quickly Syn|Hyper skim reading the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message 3n the act of brushing against while passing Syn|Hyper grazing, shaving touch, touching the act of putting two things together with no space between them 4n failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it Hyper larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving the act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
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